Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lau, Seng Fong, Low, Kae Neng, Khor, Kuan Hua, Roslan, Mohd Azri, Bejo, Siti Khairani, Radzi, Rozanaliza, Bahaman, Abdul Rani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53664/1/Prevalence%20of%20leptospirosis%20in%20healthy%20dogs%20and%20dogs%20with%20kidney%20disease%20in%20Klang%20Valley.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53664/; http://msptm.org/journal-vol-33-no-3/

Leptospirosis is under-reported and remarkably neglected in Malaysia, especially in companion animals. In recent years, dogs have become popular pets and potentially act as one of the risk factors for human leptospiral infection. The purpose of this study was to determine the serological and molecul...