Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu
One hundred and sixty eight rats were trapped from the National Service Training Centres (NSTC) in Kelantan and Terengganu from October 2008 to May 2009. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was performed to detect the presence of agglutinating antibodies to Leptospira among the rats caught. All the...
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| description | One hundred and sixty eight rats were trapped from the National Service Training Centres (NSTC) in Kelantan and Terengganu from October 2008 to May 2009. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was performed to detect the presence of agglutinating antibodies to Leptospira among the rats caught. All the MAT positive rats were identified as Rattus tiomanicus. In Kelantan, 17.3% (14/81) of the rats had leptospiral antibodies to serovars Icterohaemorrhagiae (12.3%), Canicola (2.5%), Ballum (1.2%), and Pyrogenes (1.2%). In Terengganu, 18.4% (16/87) of the rats had antibodies to serovars Icterohaemorrhagiae (15%), Canicola (1.1%), Pyrogenes (1.1%) and Hebdomadis (1.1%). This study indicated that Leptospira serovars were prevalent in the rat population in the study areas and could be a source of infection to humans. Therefore, control of the rat population in all NSTC is critical to prevent outbreaks of leptospirosis amongst the NSTC trainees. |
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| spelling | upm-74572013-05-27T07:35:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7457/ Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu Mohamed Hassan, S. N. Bahaman, Abdul Rani Mutalib, Abdul Rahim Bejo, Siti Khairani One hundred and sixty eight rats were trapped from the National Service Training Centres (NSTC) in Kelantan and Terengganu from October 2008 to May 2009. Microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was performed to detect the presence of agglutinating antibodies to Leptospira among the rats caught. All the MAT positive rats were identified as Rattus tiomanicus. In Kelantan, 17.3% (14/81) of the rats had leptospiral antibodies to serovars Icterohaemorrhagiae (12.3%), Canicola (2.5%), Ballum (1.2%), and Pyrogenes (1.2%). In Terengganu, 18.4% (16/87) of the rats had antibodies to serovars Icterohaemorrhagiae (15%), Canicola (1.1%), Pyrogenes (1.1%) and Hebdomadis (1.1%). This study indicated that Leptospira serovars were prevalent in the rat population in the study areas and could be a source of infection to humans. Therefore, control of the rat population in all NSTC is critical to prevent outbreaks of leptospirosis amongst the NSTC trainees. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2010-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7457/1/30_-_32_Mohamed_Hassan_SN.pdf Mohamed Hassan, S. N. and Bahaman, Abdul Rani and Mutalib, Abdul Rahim and Bejo, Siti Khairani (2010) Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu. Tropical Biomedicine, 27 (1). pp. 30-32. ISSN 0127-5720 http://www.msptm.org/journal.html English |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Hassan, S. N. Bahaman, Abdul Rani Mutalib, Abdul Rahim Bejo, Siti Khairani Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu |
| title | Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu |
| title_full | Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu |
| title_fullStr | Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu |
| title_short | Serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the National Service Training Centres in Kelantan and Terengganu |
| title_sort | serological prevalence of leptospiral infection in wild rats at the national service training centres in kelantan and terengganu |
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