Determination of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Javanica and Leptospira interrogans serovar Bataviae as the persistent Leptospira serovars circulating in the urban rat populations in Peninsular Malaysia

Background: Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease of global significance, and is endemic in tropical countries, including Malaysia. Over the last decade, a dramatic increase of human cases was reported; however, information on the primary vector, the rat, and the Leptospira serovars circul...

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Main Authors: Benacer, D., Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena, Sim, S.Z., Mohd Khalid, M.K.N., Galloway, R.L., Souris, M., Thong, Kwai Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/18578/1/Benacer%2C_D._%282016%29.pdf