Molecular detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in urban rodents from wet markets in northeast Malaysia.

Objective: This short study describes the occurrence of pathogenic spp. in two major wet markets in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Materials And Methods: 30 rodents (20 rats and 10 shrews) were caught in 2 wet markets, and a postmortem was performed to extract both kidneys.

First case report on molecular detection of in an urban rat in Kelantan, Malaysia: An accidental finding.

Objective: This case report highlights the first detection of , a blood protozoan parasite found in an urban rat in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Materials And Methods: Rat trapping was carried out within the Kota Bharu vicinity near a local wet market. A total of 38 rats were captured and subjected to peripheral blood smearing using Giemsa stain.