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

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...

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Principais autores: Lau, Seng Fong, Low, Kae Neng, Khor, Kuan Hua, Roslan, Mohd Azri, Bejo, Siti Khairani, Radzi, Rozanaliza, Bahaman, Abdul Rani
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Publicado em: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2016
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:53664 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53664/ Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia Lau, Seng Fong Low, Kae Neng Khor, Kuan Hua Roslan, Mohd Azri Bejo, Siti Khairani Radzi, Rozanaliza Bahaman, Abdul Rani 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 molecular status of leptospirosis in healthy and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia and to gain insight of the possible serovars involved in the dog population in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Blood samples were obtained from 57 dogs (19 kidney disease patient; 38 healthy dogs, respectively). Serum samples obtained from these animals were screened for leptospiral antibodies by the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was performed on plasma samples to detect leptospiral DNA. By MAT, three out of 19 (15.8%) dogs with kidney disease were positive for L. canicola. One out of 38 (2.6%) healthy dogs was positive for L. icterohemorrhagiae. The overall seroprevalence for leptospirosis in dogs in Klang Valley, Malaysia was 7.0% (n=4/57). Only one out of the 19 dogs (5.3%) with kidney disease was tested positive to pathogenic Leptospira by PCR assay. All the 38 healthy dogs were negative. Positive results in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease for leptospirosis warrant further investigation of leptospirosis in dog population in Malaysia. The prevalence and incidence of this disease in the dog population in this country need further investigation. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53664/1/Prevalence%20of%20leptospirosis%20in%20healthy%20dogs%20and%20dogs%20with%20kidney%20disease%20in%20Klang%20Valley.pdf Lau, Seng Fong and Low, Kae Neng and Khor, Kuan Hua and Roslan, Mohd Azri and Bejo, Siti Khairani and Radzi, Rozanaliza and Bahaman, Abdul Rani (2016) Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 33 (3). pp. 469-475. ISSN 0127-5720 http://msptm.org/journal-vol-33-no-3/
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description 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 molecular status of leptospirosis in healthy and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia and to gain insight of the possible serovars involved in the dog population in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Blood samples were obtained from 57 dogs (19 kidney disease patient; 38 healthy dogs, respectively). Serum samples obtained from these animals were screened for leptospiral antibodies by the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was performed on plasma samples to detect leptospiral DNA. By MAT, three out of 19 (15.8%) dogs with kidney disease were positive for L. canicola. One out of 38 (2.6%) healthy dogs was positive for L. icterohemorrhagiae. The overall seroprevalence for leptospirosis in dogs in Klang Valley, Malaysia was 7.0% (n=4/57). Only one out of the 19 dogs (5.3%) with kidney disease was tested positive to pathogenic Leptospira by PCR assay. All the 38 healthy dogs were negative. Positive results in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease for leptospirosis warrant further investigation of leptospirosis in dog population in Malaysia. The prevalence and incidence of this disease in the dog population in this country need further investigation.
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author Lau, Seng Fong
Low, Kae Neng
Khor, Kuan Hua
Roslan, Mohd Azri
Bejo, Siti Khairani
Radzi, Rozanaliza
Bahaman, Abdul Rani
spellingShingle Lau, Seng Fong
Low, Kae Neng
Khor, Kuan Hua
Roslan, Mohd Azri
Bejo, Siti Khairani
Radzi, Rozanaliza
Bahaman, Abdul Rani
Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia
author_facet Lau, Seng Fong
Low, Kae Neng
Khor, Kuan Hua
Roslan, Mohd Azri
Bejo, Siti Khairani
Radzi, Rozanaliza
Bahaman, Abdul Rani
author_sort Lau, Seng Fong
title Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_short Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_fullStr Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in Klang Valley, Malaysia
title_sort prevalence of leptospirosis in healthy dogs and dogs with kidney disease in klang valley, malaysia
publisher Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53664/1/Prevalence%20of%20leptospirosis%20in%20healthy%20dogs%20and%20dogs%20with%20kidney%20disease%20in%20Klang%20Valley.pdf
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