Seroepidemiological study of leptospirosis among the communities living in periurban areas of Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Thayaparan, Sivapiragasam, Robertson, Ian D, Amaran, Fairuz, Lela, Binti Suut, Gunasekera,, Umanga Chathurani, Mohd Tajuddin, Bin Abdullah
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2005
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24903/1/Seroepidemiological%20study%20of%20leptospirosis%20among%20the%20communities%20living%20in%20periurban%20areas%20of%20Sarawak%2C%20Malaysia%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24903/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26556117

Introduction: Leptospirosis is endemic to tropical regions of the world and is re-emerging as a new danger to public health in Malaysia. the purpose of this particular study was to determine the common leptospiral serovars present in human communities living around wildlife reserves/disturbed fores...