A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals
Leptospirosis is a major zoonotic disease, especially in the tropics, and rodents were known to be carriers of this bacterium. There was established information on Leptospira prevalence among animal reservoirs in human-dominated landscapes from previous literature. However, there was very little foc...
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oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:106500 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106500/ A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals Rosli, Muhammad Zahin Mohd Taib, Farah Shafawati Khoo, Jing Jing Chee, Hui Yee Wong, Yien Ping Shafie, Nur Juliani Mohamed, Nor Zalipah AbuBakar, Sazaly Nor, Shukor Md Leptospirosis is a major zoonotic disease, especially in the tropics, and rodents were known to be carriers of this bacterium. There was established information on Leptospira prevalence among animal reservoirs in human-dominated landscapes from previous literature. However, there was very little focus given comparing the prevalence of Leptospira in a wide range of habitats. An extensive sampling of small mammals from various landscapes was carried out, covering oil palm plantations, paddy fields, recreational forests, semi-urbans, and wet markets in Peninsular Malaysia. This study aims to determine the prevalence of pathogenic Leptospira in a diversity of small mammals across different landscapes. Cage-trapping was deployed for small mammals trappings, and the kidneys of captured individuals were extracted, for screening of pathogenic Leptospira by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using LipL32 primer. Eight microhabitat parameters were measured at each study site. Out of 357 individuals captured, 21 (5.9) were positive for pathogenic Leptospira of which recreational forest had the highest prevalence (8.8) for landscape types, whereas Sundamys muelleri shows the highest prevalence (50) among small mammals species. Microhabitat analysis reveals that rubbish quantity (p < 0.05) significantly influenced the Leptospira prevalence among small mammals. Furthermore, nMDS analysis indicates that the presence of faeces, food waste, and exposure to humans in each landscape type also were linked with high prevalence of pathogenic Leptospira among the small mammals. This study supplements previous studies on pathogenic Leptospira prevalence across different landscape types, and the major microhabitat factors associated with Leptospira prevalence. This information is crucial for epidemiological surveillance and habitat management to curb the possibility of the disease outbreaks. Springer Nature 2023 Article PeerReviewed Rosli, Muhammad Zahin and Mohd Taib, Farah Shafawati and Khoo, Jing Jing and Chee, Hui Yee and Wong, Yien Ping and Shafie, Nur Juliani and Mohamed, Nor Zalipah and AbuBakar, Sazaly and Nor, Shukor Md (2023) A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals. EcoHealth, 20 (2). 208 - 224. ISSN 1612-9202; ESSN: 1612-9210 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-023-01637-8? 10.1007/s10393-023-01637-8 |
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Leptospirosis is a major zoonotic disease, especially in the tropics, and rodents were known to be carriers of this bacterium. There was established information on Leptospira prevalence among animal reservoirs in human-dominated landscapes from previous literature. However, there was very little focus given comparing the prevalence of Leptospira in a wide range of habitats. An extensive sampling of small mammals from various landscapes was carried out, covering oil palm plantations, paddy fields, recreational forests, semi-urbans, and wet markets in Peninsular Malaysia. This study aims to determine the prevalence of pathogenic Leptospira in a diversity of small mammals across different landscapes. Cage-trapping was deployed for small mammals trappings, and the kidneys of captured individuals were extracted, for screening of pathogenic Leptospira by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using LipL32 primer. Eight microhabitat parameters were measured at each study site. Out of 357 individuals captured, 21 (5.9) were positive for pathogenic Leptospira of which recreational forest had the highest prevalence (8.8) for landscape types, whereas Sundamys muelleri shows the highest prevalence (50) among small mammals species. Microhabitat analysis reveals that rubbish quantity (p < 0.05) significantly influenced the Leptospira prevalence among small mammals. Furthermore, nMDS analysis indicates that the presence of faeces, food waste, and exposure to humans in each landscape type also were linked with high prevalence of pathogenic Leptospira among the small mammals. This study supplements previous studies on pathogenic Leptospira prevalence across different landscape types, and the major microhabitat factors associated with Leptospira prevalence. This information is crucial for epidemiological surveillance and habitat management to curb the possibility of the disease outbreaks. |
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Rosli, Muhammad Zahin Mohd Taib, Farah Shafawati Khoo, Jing Jing Chee, Hui Yee Wong, Yien Ping Shafie, Nur Juliani Mohamed, Nor Zalipah AbuBakar, Sazaly Nor, Shukor Md |
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Rosli, Muhammad Zahin Mohd Taib, Farah Shafawati Khoo, Jing Jing Chee, Hui Yee Wong, Yien Ping Shafie, Nur Juliani Mohamed, Nor Zalipah AbuBakar, Sazaly Nor, Shukor Md A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals |
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Rosli, Muhammad Zahin Mohd Taib, Farah Shafawati Khoo, Jing Jing Chee, Hui Yee Wong, Yien Ping Shafie, Nur Juliani Mohamed, Nor Zalipah AbuBakar, Sazaly Nor, Shukor Md |
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A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals |
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A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals |
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A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals |
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A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals |
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A multi-landscape assessment of Leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals |
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multi-landscape assessment of leptospira prevalence on a diversity of small mammals |
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