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.