[HTML][HTML] An overview of brucellosis in cattle and humans, and its serological and molecular diagnosis in control strategies

MZ Khan, M Zahoor - Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2018 - mdpi.com
Brucellosis is one of the most common contagious and communicable zoonotic diseases
with high rates of morbidity and lifetime sterility. There has been a momentous increase over …

Leptospirosis: Increasing importance in developing countries

ZMP Soo, NA Khan, R Siddiqui - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the pathogenic helical spirochetes,
Leptospira. Symptoms include sudden-onset fever, severe headaches, muscle pain, nausea …

[HTML][HTML] Major epidemiological factors associated with leptospirosis in Malaysia

B Garba, AR Bahaman, SK Bejo, Z Zakaria, AR Mutalib… - Acta tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a diverse pathogenic leptospira
species and serovars. The disease is transmitted directly following contact with infected …

[HTML][HTML] First report of pathogenic Leptospira spp. isolated from urine and kidneys of naturally infected cats

AR Alashraf, SF Lau, S Khairani-Bejo, KH Khor… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases and can infect both humans
and animals worldwide. Healthy cat, as a potential source of exposure to humans, are likely …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnostic accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for the early detection of leptospirosis

SN Alia, N Joseph, N Philip, NN Azhari, B Garba… - Journal of Infection and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Leptospirosis is often misdiagnosed with several other tropical febrile illnesses
in Malaysia due to similarities in clinical manifestations. Although treatment regimens could …

Molecular characterization of pathogenic Leptospira sp. in small mammals captured from the human leptospirosis suspected areas of Selangor state, Malaysia

NN Azhari, SNA Ramli, N Joseph, N Philip… - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is caused by the spirochetal bacterium Leptospira of which rodents are
considered the most important reservoir. This study aims to determine and characterize …

[HTML][HTML] Advances & challenges in leptospiral vaccine development

G Bashiru, AR Bahaman - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Considerable progress has been made in the field of leptospiral vaccines development
since its first use as a killed vaccine in guinea pigs. Despite the fact that the immunity …

Contagious ecthyma: how serious is the disease worldwide?

Z Lawan, JA Bala, AM Bukar… - Animal Health …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Contagious ecthyma (CE) is an infectious disease of small ruminants caused by a
parapoxvirus of family Poxviridae subfamily Chordopoxvirinae. The disease is obviously …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic diversity of Leptospira isolates in Lao PDR and genome analysis of an outbreak strain

L Grillová, MT Robinson, A Chanthongthip… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Although Southeast Asia is one of the most leptospirosis afflicted regions, little
is known about the diversity and molecular epidemiology of the causative agents of this …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors and prediction of leptospiral seropositivity among dogs and dog handlers in Malaysia

SH Goh, R Ismail, SF Lau… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This study determined the potential risk factors that may contribute to seropositivity among
dogs and dog handlers from working dog and dog shelter institutions. Data was collected …