Molecular detection of Leptospira sp. in cattle and goats in Kelantan, Malaysia after a massive flood using multiplex polymerase chain reaction

• Main Authors: Sabri, A. R., Bejo, Siti Khairani, Zakaria, Zunita, Hassan, Latiffah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81409/1/Molecular%20epidemiology%20of%20Sporothrix%20schenkii%20isolates%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81409/; https://www.cabdirect.org/globalhealth/abstract/20193292143
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Flood is a potential driver in spreading waterborne diseases including leptospirosis, which is a zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira. In the case of leptospirosis, cattle and goats can be incidental hosts and potential carriers of leptospirosis. Traditionally, sero...