Prevalence of anti-Leptospira antibodies and associated risk factors in the Malaysian refugee communities

• Main Authors: Mohd Hanapi, Izzah Ruzana, Sahimin, Norhidayu, Maackara, Michael John Banuru, Annisa, Aufa Shofia, Abdul Mutalib, Raisya Nur Syazmeen, Lewis, John W., Behnke, Jerzy M., Lau, Yee Ling, Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34217/

Background Refugees in Malaysia, who are afflicted by poverty, conflict and poor health, are vulnerable to a range of zoonotic infections in the deprived environmental and social conditions under which they live. Exposure to infections such as leptospirosis, for which rodents are primary hosts, is o...