Exposure to Zoonotic West Nile Virus in Long-Tailed Macaques and Bats in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ain-Najwa, Mohd Yuseri, Yasmin, Abd Rahaman, Arshad, Siti Suri, Omar, Abdul Rahman, Abu, Jalila, Kumar, Kiven, Mohammed, Hussni Omar, Natasha, Jafar Ali, Mohammed, Mohammed Nma, Bande, Faruku, Abdullah, Mohd-Lutfi, J. Rovie-Ryan, Jeffrine
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35883/1/zoonotic2.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35883/; https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2367; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10122367

The role of wildlife such as wild birds, macaques, and bats in the spreading and maintenance of deadly zoonotic pathogens in nature have been well documented in many parts of the world. One such pathogen is the mosquitoes borne virus, namely the West Nile Virus (WNV). Previous research has shown tha...