Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study
Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease associated with occupations which exposed workers to environments contaminated with urine of infected animals. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among wet market workers in Kelantan. Methods: A cross sect...
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| author | Ab Rahman, Mas Harithulfadhli Agus Mohd Hairon, Suhaily Hamat, Rukman Awang Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Shafei, Mohd Nazri Idris, Norazlin Osman, Malina Sukeri, Surianti A. Wahab, Zainudin Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Idris, Zawaha Daud, Aziah |
| author_facet | Ab Rahman, Mas Harithulfadhli Agus Mohd Hairon, Suhaily Hamat, Rukman Awang Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Shafei, Mohd Nazri Idris, Norazlin Osman, Malina Sukeri, Surianti A. Wahab, Zainudin Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Idris, Zawaha Daud, Aziah |
| author_sort | Ab Rahman, Mas Harithulfadhli Agus |
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| description | Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease associated with occupations which exposed workers to environments contaminated with urine of infected animals. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among wet market workers in Kelantan.
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in two main wet markets in Kelantan and 232 wet market workers were randomly selected. Blood samples were analysed for microscopic agglutination test (MAT) against 20 live leptospirosis reference serovars. MAT titres of 1:100 or more were considered as seropositive.
Results: It was found that the overall seroprevalence for leptospirosis among the respondents was 33.6% (95% CI = 27.5, 39.7). The samples were tested positive against serovars Melaka (IMR LEP 1), Terengganu (IMR LEP 115), Sarawak (IMR LEP 175), Copenhageni (IMR LEP 803/11), Hardjobovis (IMR LEP 27), Australis, Autumnalis, Bataviae, Canicola, Grippotyphosa, Hardjoprajitno, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Javanica, Pyrogenes, Terrasovi, Djasiman, Patoc and Pomona. The predominant serovars was Autumnalis (18.2%).
Conclusion: Wet markets workers were at risk for leptospirosis infection evidenced by high seroprevalence of leptospirosis in this study. Further research need to be conducted to determine factors that favours infection in this groups. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-738692022-11-23T03:27:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73869/ Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study Ab Rahman, Mas Harithulfadhli Agus Mohd Hairon, Suhaily Hamat, Rukman Awang Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Shafei, Mohd Nazri Idris, Norazlin Osman, Malina Sukeri, Surianti A. Wahab, Zainudin Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Idris, Zawaha Daud, Aziah Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease associated with occupations which exposed workers to environments contaminated with urine of infected animals. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among wet market workers in Kelantan. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in two main wet markets in Kelantan and 232 wet market workers were randomly selected. Blood samples were analysed for microscopic agglutination test (MAT) against 20 live leptospirosis reference serovars. MAT titres of 1:100 or more were considered as seropositive. Results: It was found that the overall seroprevalence for leptospirosis among the respondents was 33.6% (95% CI = 27.5, 39.7). The samples were tested positive against serovars Melaka (IMR LEP 1), Terengganu (IMR LEP 115), Sarawak (IMR LEP 175), Copenhageni (IMR LEP 803/11), Hardjobovis (IMR LEP 27), Australis, Autumnalis, Bataviae, Canicola, Grippotyphosa, Hardjoprajitno, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Javanica, Pyrogenes, Terrasovi, Djasiman, Patoc and Pomona. The predominant serovars was Autumnalis (18.2%). Conclusion: Wet markets workers were at risk for leptospirosis infection evidenced by high seroprevalence of leptospirosis in this study. Further research need to be conducted to determine factors that favours infection in this groups. BMC 2018-11-14 Article PeerReviewed Ab Rahman, Mas Harithulfadhli Agus and Mohd Hairon, Suhaily and Hamat, Rukman Awang and Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura and Shafei, Mohd Nazri and Idris, Norazlin and Osman, Malina and Sukeri, Surianti and A. Wahab, Zainudin and Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin and Idris, Zawaha and Daud, Aziah (2018) Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 18. art. no. 569. 1-May. ISSN 1471-2334 https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-018-3470-5 10.1186/s12879-018-3470-5 |
| spellingShingle | Ab Rahman, Mas Harithulfadhli Agus Mohd Hairon, Suhaily Hamat, Rukman Awang Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura Shafei, Mohd Nazri Idris, Norazlin Osman, Malina Sukeri, Surianti A. Wahab, Zainudin Wan Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Idris, Zawaha Daud, Aziah Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study |
| title | Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study |
| title_full | Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study |
| title_short | Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study |
| title_sort | seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern malaysia a cross sectional study |
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