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Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity

Leptospirosis is recognised as one of the important zoonotic diseases in the world including Malaysia and rodents are the major natural reservoir of this disease. A study was conducted to determine the serological prevalence of leptospiral infection among a rodent species, the Malayan Porcupine (Hys...

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Main Authors: Abdul Kadir, Siti Nurdiyana, Bahaman, Abdul Rani, Kumar Sharma, Reuben Sunil, Sugnaseelan, Sumita, Che' Amat, Azlan, Abdul Razak, Mohd Firdaus Ariff
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Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling my.upm.eprints.267842016-08-10T08:34:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/26784/ Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity Abdul Kadir, Siti Nurdiyana Bahaman, Abdul Rani Kumar Sharma, Reuben Sunil Sugnaseelan, Sumita Che' Amat, Azlan Abdul Razak, Mohd Firdaus Ariff Leptospirosis is recognised as one of the important zoonotic diseases in the world including Malaysia and rodents are the major natural reservoir of this disease. A study was conducted to determine the serological prevalence of leptospiral infection among a rodent species, the Malayan Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura). A total of 50 serum samples were obtained from the porcupines kept in captivity at the Wildlife Conservation Centre, Sungai Dusun, Selangor. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was performed to detect the presence of agglutinating antibodies to a panel of 16 Leptospira serovars (Australis, Autumnalis, Ballum, Bataviae, Canicola, Celledoni, Djasiman, Hardjobovis, Hardjo, Hebdomadis, Hurstbridge, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Javanica, Pomona, Pyrogenes and Sejroe). From the serological test, 18% (9/50) of the porcupines had leptospiral antibodies to serovars Javanica (8%), Hurstbridge (4%), Ballum (2%), Celledoni (2%) and Hardjoprajitno (2%). Hence, this study disclosed that leptospiral infection was prevalent among the Malayan Porcupines and could be a potential source of infection to humans. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/26784/1/PROCEEDING%2012.pdf Abdul Kadir, Siti Nurdiyana and Bahaman, Abdul Rani and Kumar Sharma, Reuben Sunil and Sugnaseelan, Sumita and Che' Amat, Azlan and Abdul Razak, Mohd Firdaus Ariff (2012) Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity. In: 7th Seminar in Veterinary Sciences, 27 Feb.-2 Mar. 2012, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 52-55).
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description Leptospirosis is recognised as one of the important zoonotic diseases in the world including Malaysia and rodents are the major natural reservoir of this disease. A study was conducted to determine the serological prevalence of leptospiral infection among a rodent species, the Malayan Porcupine (Hystrix brachyura). A total of 50 serum samples were obtained from the porcupines kept in captivity at the Wildlife Conservation Centre, Sungai Dusun, Selangor. The microscopic agglutination test (MAT) was performed to detect the presence of agglutinating antibodies to a panel of 16 Leptospira serovars (Australis, Autumnalis, Ballum, Bataviae, Canicola, Celledoni, Djasiman, Hardjobovis, Hardjo, Hebdomadis, Hurstbridge, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Javanica, Pomona, Pyrogenes and Sejroe). From the serological test, 18% (9/50) of the porcupines had leptospiral antibodies to serovars Javanica (8%), Hurstbridge (4%), Ballum (2%), Celledoni (2%) and Hardjoprajitno (2%). Hence, this study disclosed that leptospiral infection was prevalent among the Malayan Porcupines and could be a potential source of infection to humans.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Abdul Kadir, Siti Nurdiyana
Bahaman, Abdul Rani
Kumar Sharma, Reuben Sunil
Sugnaseelan, Sumita
Che' Amat, Azlan
Abdul Razak, Mohd Firdaus Ariff
spellingShingle Abdul Kadir, Siti Nurdiyana
Bahaman, Abdul Rani
Kumar Sharma, Reuben Sunil
Sugnaseelan, Sumita
Che' Amat, Azlan
Abdul Razak, Mohd Firdaus Ariff
Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity
author_facet Abdul Kadir, Siti Nurdiyana
Bahaman, Abdul Rani
Kumar Sharma, Reuben Sunil
Sugnaseelan, Sumita
Che' Amat, Azlan
Abdul Razak, Mohd Firdaus Ariff
author_sort Abdul Kadir, Siti Nurdiyana
title Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity
title_short Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity
title_full Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity
title_fullStr Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity
title_full_unstemmed Serological prevalence of leptospira infection in Malayan Porcupines (Hystrix brachyura) in captivity
title_sort serological prevalence of leptospira infection in malayan porcupines (hystrix brachyura) in captivity
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/26784/1/PROCEEDING%2012.pdf
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