Detection of Rickettsiae in Engorged Ticks from Small Mammals in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Madinah, Adrus, Mariana, Ahamad, Mohd Tajuddin, Abdullah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology 2014
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; QR355 Virology; RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4425/1/MADINAH.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/4425/; http://www.bjrst.unimas.my/

Rickettsiae are intracellular bacteria found in ectoparasites such as ticks, lice, fleas, mites and chiggers that can cause emerging infectious diseases throughout the world. There is lacking of information on their distribution and the tick vectors involved. The aim of this study is therefore to de...