First report of Rickettsia asembonensis in small ruminants

• Main Authors: Low, Van Lun, Azhar, Siti Sarah, Tan, Tiong Kai, Bathmanaban, Premaalatha, Abu Bakar, Sazaly, Chandrawathani, Panchadcharam, Nizamuddin, Hassan Nizam Quaza, Hanim, Mohd Saeid Faizah, Akma, Ngah Hamid, Norlizan, Mohd Noor, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/41755/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Rickettsioses is a group of emerging infectious diseases in Southeast Asia caused by Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacteria in the Rickettsiae tribe. However, there is limited information regarding the vertebrate hosts of Rickettsia spp. in this region. This study aims to detect and identify...