Diversity of Leptospira spp. in Rats and Environment from Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia
Various prevalence studies on Leptospira in animals and humans, as well as environmental samples, had been conducted worldwide, including Malaysia. However, limited studies have been documented on the presence of pathogenic, intermediate, and saprophytic Leptospira in selected animals and environmen...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:004bc4b734804118a7adaf5a29bd6e15 2023-05-15T15:08:54+02:00 Diversity of Leptospira spp. in Rats and Environment from Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia Chai Fung Pui Lesley Maurice Bilung Kasing Apun Lela Su’ut 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3760674 https://doaj.org/article/004bc4b734804118a7adaf5a29bd6e15 EN eng Hindawi Limited http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3760674 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9686 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9694 1687-9686 1687-9694 doi:10.1155/2017/3760674 https://doaj.org/article/004bc4b734804118a7adaf5a29bd6e15 Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3760674 2022-12-31T03:13:54Z Various prevalence studies on Leptospira in animals and humans, as well as environmental samples, had been conducted worldwide, including Malaysia. However, limited studies have been documented on the presence of pathogenic, intermediate, and saprophytic Leptospira in selected animals and environments. This study was therefore conducted to detect Leptospira spp. in rats, soil, and water from urban areas of Sarawak using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. A total of 107 rats, 292 soil samples, and 324 water samples were collected from April 2014 to February 2015. Pathogenic Leptospira was present in 5.6% (6/107) of rats, 11.6% (34/292) of soil samples, and 1.9% (6/324) of water samples. Intermediate Leptospira was present in 2.7% (8/292) of soil samples and 1.9% (6/324) of water samples. Saprophytic Leptospira was present in 10.3% (11/107) of rats, 1.4% (4/292) of soil samples, and 0.3% (1/324) of water samples. From this study, 76 Leptospira spp. were isolated. Based on DNA sequencing, the dominant Leptospira spp. circulating in urban areas of Sarawak are pathogenic Leptospira noguchii, intermediate Leptospira wolffii serovar Khorat, and saprophytic Leptospira meyeri, respectively. Overall, this study provided important surveillance data on the prevalence of Leptospira spp. from rats and the environment, with dominant local serovars in urban areas of Sarawak. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Tropical Medicine 2017 1 8 |
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Various prevalence studies on Leptospira in animals and humans, as well as environmental samples, had been conducted worldwide, including Malaysia. However, limited studies have been documented on the presence of pathogenic, intermediate, and saprophytic Leptospira in selected animals and environments. This study was therefore conducted to detect Leptospira spp. in rats, soil, and water from urban areas of Sarawak using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. A total of 107 rats, 292 soil samples, and 324 water samples were collected from April 2014 to February 2015. Pathogenic Leptospira was present in 5.6% (6/107) of rats, 11.6% (34/292) of soil samples, and 1.9% (6/324) of water samples. Intermediate Leptospira was present in 2.7% (8/292) of soil samples and 1.9% (6/324) of water samples. Saprophytic Leptospira was present in 10.3% (11/107) of rats, 1.4% (4/292) of soil samples, and 0.3% (1/324) of water samples. From this study, 76 Leptospira spp. were isolated. Based on DNA sequencing, the dominant Leptospira spp. circulating in urban areas of Sarawak are pathogenic Leptospira noguchii, intermediate Leptospira wolffii serovar Khorat, and saprophytic Leptospira meyeri, respectively. Overall, this study provided important surveillance data on the prevalence of Leptospira spp. from rats and the environment, with dominant local serovars in urban areas of Sarawak. |
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Diversity of Leptospira spp. in Rats and Environment from Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Diversity of Leptospira spp. in Rats and Environment from Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia |
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Diversity of Leptospira spp. in Rats and Environment from Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia |
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