Demystifying re-emergence zoonotic threat: A 5-year epidemiology of leptospirosis in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a re-emergence of zoonotic disease with significant morbidity and mortality. As a tropical country, there is a concerning trend of leptospirosis infection in Malaysia. However, the epidemiological study of the infection remains scarce and does not reflect the current i...
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| description | Introduction: Leptospirosis is a re-emergence of zoonotic disease with significant morbidity and mortality. As a tropical country, there is a concerning trend of leptospirosis infection in Malaysia. However, the epidemiological study of the infection remains scarce and does not reflect the current information. Therefore, the study aimed to describe its epidemiology within the last 5-year in the state of Negeri Sembilan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done using dataset from national electronic surveillance registry from year 2018–2022. Descriptive statistics method was applied to build the epidemiological narrative of leptospirosis infection. All data was kept confidential and abide to Helsinki declaration. Results: A total of 1290 cases of leptospirosis was registered and included in the analysis. Majority of the cases were from adults’ group (68.4 %), male (68.4 %), of Malay ethnicity (69.8 %), unemployed (56.7 %), and from rural area (54.4 %). The possible risk exposure was from rat infestation (15.1 %), water-based activity (12.5 %), and contact with contaminated soil (7.7 %). The proportion of cases registered in the densely populated areas were comparable among those who are employed and unemployed There were overall 21 (1.6 %) mortality cases from the data. Conclusion: Leptospirosis is a public health threat and need to be approached holistically. Awareness of the disease need to be continuously advocated to the public as well as to the healthcare providers. Strengthening the surveillance system at the local and national level is important as it can act as an early warning system to prevent outbreak to happen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85efcfc8ed1e424da46cc92cb6d448a52023-12-16T06:07:17ZengElsevierClinical Epidemiology and Global Health2213-39842023-11-0124101432Demystifying re-emergence zoonotic threat: A 5-year epidemiology of leptospirosis in Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaMohd ‘Ammar Ihsan Ahmad Zamzuri0Sharina Mohd Shah1Norjeehan Junadi2Muazz Auzzaie Abd Latif3Khairul Aiman Rosly4Farah Nabila Abd Majid5Rahmat Dapari6Massitah Mihat7Siti Salwa Ibrahim8Muhammad Ismail9Suriyati Abd Aziz10Mohd Rohaizat Hassan11Lokman Rejali12Zulhizzam Abdullah13Abd Majid Mohd Isa14State Health Department of Negeri Sembilan, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Rasah, 70300, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaDistrict Health Office of Seremban, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Lee Sam, 70590, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaDistrict Health Office of Port Dickson, Ministry of Health Malaysia, KM 11 Jalan Pantai, 71050, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia; Department of Community Health, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400, MalaysiaHospital Tuanku Ja'afar Seremban, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Rasah, 70300, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaHospital Port Dickson, Ministry of Health Malaysia, KM 11 Jalan Pantai, 71050, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, MalaysiaDepartment of Community Health, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, 43400, Malaysia; Corresponding author.State Health Department of Negeri Sembilan, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Rasah, 70300, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaState Health Department of Negeri Sembilan, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Rasah, 70300, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaState Health Department of Negeri Sembilan, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Rasah, 70300, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaState Health Department of Negeri Sembilan, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Rasah, 70300, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaDepartment of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia; Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, 88400, MalaysiaState Health Department of Negeri Sembilan, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Rasah, 70300, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, MalaysiaPublic Health Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Putrajaya, 62000, Putrajaya, MalaysiaFaculty of Education and Liberal Arts, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN Putra Nilai, Nilai, 71800, MalaysiaIntroduction: Leptospirosis is a re-emergence of zoonotic disease with significant morbidity and mortality. As a tropical country, there is a concerning trend of leptospirosis infection in Malaysia. However, the epidemiological study of the infection remains scarce and does not reflect the current information. Therefore, the study aimed to describe its epidemiology within the last 5-year in the state of Negeri Sembilan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done using dataset from national electronic surveillance registry from year 2018–2022. Descriptive statistics method was applied to build the epidemiological narrative of leptospirosis infection. All data was kept confidential and abide to Helsinki declaration. Results: A total of 1290 cases of leptospirosis was registered and included in the analysis. Majority of the cases were from adults’ group (68.4 %), male (68.4 %), of Malay ethnicity (69.8 %), unemployed (56.7 %), and from rural area (54.4 %). The possible risk exposure was from rat infestation (15.1 %), water-based activity (12.5 %), and contact with contaminated soil (7.7 %). The proportion of cases registered in the densely populated areas were comparable among those who are employed and unemployed There were overall 21 (1.6 %) mortality cases from the data. Conclusion: Leptospirosis is a public health threat and need to be approached holistically. Awareness of the disease need to be continuously advocated to the public as well as to the healthcare providers. Strengthening the surveillance system at the local and national level is important as it can act as an early warning system to prevent outbreak to happen.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398423002191ZoonosisLeptospirosisMalaysiaEpidemiologyPublic health |
| spellingShingle | Mohd ‘Ammar Ihsan Ahmad Zamzuri Sharina Mohd Shah Norjeehan Junadi Muazz Auzzaie Abd Latif Khairul Aiman Rosly Farah Nabila Abd Majid Rahmat Dapari Massitah Mihat Siti Salwa Ibrahim Muhammad Ismail Suriyati Abd Aziz Mohd Rohaizat Hassan Lokman Rejali Zulhizzam Abdullah Abd Majid Mohd Isa Demystifying re-emergence zoonotic threat: A 5-year epidemiology of leptospirosis in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health Zoonosis Leptospirosis Malaysia Epidemiology Public health |
| title | Demystifying re-emergence zoonotic threat: A 5-year epidemiology of leptospirosis in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| title_full | Demystifying re-emergence zoonotic threat: A 5-year epidemiology of leptospirosis in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Demystifying re-emergence zoonotic threat: A 5-year epidemiology of leptospirosis in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Demystifying re-emergence zoonotic threat: A 5-year epidemiology of leptospirosis in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| title_short | Demystifying re-emergence zoonotic threat: A 5-year epidemiology of leptospirosis in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia |
| title_sort | demystifying re emergence zoonotic threat a 5 year epidemiology of leptospirosis in negeri sembilan malaysia |
| topic | Zoonosis Leptospirosis Malaysia Epidemiology Public health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398423002191 |
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