[HTML][HTML] Leptospira infection in rats: A literature review of global prevalence and distribution

K Boey, K Shiokawa, S Rajeev - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background The role of rodents in Leptospira epidemiology and transmission is well known
worldwide. Rats are known to carry different pathogenic serovars of Leptospir a spp …

Critical knowledge gaps in our understanding of environmental cycling and transmission of Leptospira spp

V Barragan, S Olivas, P Keim… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Exposure to soil or water contaminated with the urine of Leptospira-infected animals is the
most common way in which humans contract leptospirosis. Entire populations can be at high …

[HTML][HTML] Association of rodent-borne Leptospira spp. with urban environments in Malaysian Borneo

KR Blasdell, S Morand, D Perera… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Although leptospirosis is traditionally considered a disease of rural, agricultural and flooded
environments, Leptospira spp. are found in a range of habitats and infect numerous host …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospira interrogans  and Leptospira kirschneri are the dominant Leptospira species causing human leptospirosis in Central Malaysia

N Philip, N Bahtiar Affendy, SNA Ramli… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis, commonly known as rat-urine disease, is a global but endemic
zoonotic disease in the tropics. Despite the historical report of leptospirosis in Malaysia, the …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis in Malaysia: current status, insights, and future prospects

N Philip, K Ahmed - Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2023 - Springer
Among zoonotic infections, leptospirosis has a worldwide distribution and high prevalence
in tropical regions. It has a broad clinical presentation from mild to severe, life-threatening …

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] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an integrated approach to improve the understanding of the relationships between water-borne infections and health outcomes: Using Malaysia as a …

JY Ho, AA Lavinya, DSW Kay, CIS Lee, AH Razmi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As in many low-and middle-income countries around the world, thousands of local
communities in Southeast Asia rely on river water to sustain their livelihoods. However, poor …

Literature review on the main existing structures and systematic/academic initiatives for surveillance in the EU for zoonoses in the environment and the methods for …

ENETWILD‐consortium, PC Alves… - EFSA Supporting …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A small proportion of disease surveillance programs target environment compartment, and
in the EU these are restricted to few countries. The present report is composed of two …

An outbreak of leptospirosis among reserve military recruits, Hulu Perdik, Malaysia

VK Neela, NN Azhari, N Joseph, NP Mimie… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Here, we investigated an outbreak of leptospirosis among reserve military recruits that
occurred following a survival exercise in the Hulu Perdik forest within the Hulu Langat …