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Sci Rep ; 10(1): 19442, 2020 11 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33173153

ABSTRACT

Leptospirosis is a public health challenge in Sabah State of Malaysian Borneo. Rapid urbanization, rural-to-urban migration, and undocumented immigration in Sabah have increased the pressure on the urban garbage disposal system. Rodents and other small animals thrive under these conditions. We hypothesized that urban sanitation workers would be at risk of developing leptospirosis. In total, 303 urban sanitation workers with a mean age of 42.6 years were enrolled in this study. The serum samples collected from these workers were subjected to the microscopic agglutination test (MAT), PCR and nucleotide sequencing of the amplicons to confirm the presence of Leptospira. The phylogenetic analysis using the neighbor joining method was performed to assess whether they were pathogenic. In this study 43.8% (133/303) of the samples were MAT-seropositive and among them, 29 (21.8%) were positive by PCR. Nucleotide sequencing of the amplicons confirmed the presence of Leptospira. Phylogenetic analysis showed that our strains belonged to the pathogenic group of Leptospira. A high proportion of urban sanitation workers were seropositive for leptospirosis, and a considerable number were PCR positive for Leptospira, thereby indicating asymptomatic infections. Further research is needed to confirm whether this is a transient phenomenon or antibiotic therapy is required.


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Leptospirosis/epidemiology , Sanitation/statistics & numerical data , Borneo/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Incidence , Leptospira/classification , Leptospira/pathogenicity , Leptospirosis/microbiology , Malaysia/epidemiology , Male , Phylogeny , Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Asia Pac J Public Health ; 28(5): 450-7, 2016 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27183976

ABSTRACT

Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease globally and is endemic in Malaysia. A study was conducted in the Rejang basin of Sarawak from June 2011 to May 2013 to determine the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among the communities and dominant infecting Leptospira serovars. A total of 508 human sera were analyzed using ELISA and the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). The seroprevalence of leptospirosis in the study area was 37.4%, with the highest prevalence in Kapit division. More women were positive for leptospirosis (59.5%), and the mean age of seropositive individuals was 42.2 (SD = 18.7) years. Antibody titers between 1:50 and 1:1600 were reported, and serovars djasiman (22.1%), shermani (13.2%), and pomona (7.9%) predominated, with varied distribution between geographical locations. This study highlighted the endemicity and diversity of existing Leptospira serovars within the community. This information should be communicated to local health personnel and communities at risk, and rapid diagnostic capability should be made available to local health facilities.


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Leptospira/isolation & purification , Leptospirosis/epidemiology , Rural Population/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Agglutination Tests , Antibodies, Bacterial/blood , Child , Child, Preschool , Cross-Sectional Studies , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Humans , Leptospira/genetics , Leptospira/immunology , Malaysia/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Serogroup , Young Adult
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