title: Prevalence of leptospiral DNA among wild rodents from a selected area in Beguk Dam Labis, Segamat, Johor, Malaysia.
abstract: Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease. The differential diagnosis of leptospirosis is difficult due to the varied and often "flu like" symptoms which may result in a missed or delayed diagnosis. Leptospira is the aetiological agent of leptospirosis, a bacterial zoonosis with worldwide distribution. There are over 230 known serovars in the genus Leptospira. The true prevalence of leptospirosis in Malaysia is unknown or underestimated. Our goal was to determine the prevalence for Leptospira infection in rodents in a selected area in Beguk Dam Labis, Segamat, Johor. A study was carried out on 69 serum samples of trapped wild rodents. DNA was extracted from the sera using Leptospira PCR kit (Shanghai ZJ Bio-Tech Co., Ltd). Of 69 rodent serum samples tested by PCR, 9 (13%) showed positive results. In this study we found that (13%) of wild rodents caught in Beguk Dam Labis were infected by Leptospira.
authors: Biotechnology Unit, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. latifah@imr.gov.my
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Latifah
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Rahmat
authors: K B
authors: KB
authors: Hayarti
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Paramasvaran
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Azizah
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Imran
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Normaznah
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D007919:Leptospira / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial