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Recovery of Bordetella bronchiseptica sequence type 82 and B. pseudohinzii from urban rats in Terengganu, Malaysia.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 27 Jan 2018
Loong Shih Keng, Che-Mat-Seri Nurul-Asma-Anati, Abdulrazak Osama, Douadi Benacer, Ahmad-Nasrah Siti-Noraisah, Johari Jefree, Mohd-Zain Siti-Nursheena, Abubakar Sazaly
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Rodents have historically been associated with zoonotic pandemics that claimed the lives of large human populations. Appropriate pathogen surveillance initiatives could contribute to early detection of zoonotic infections to prevent future outbreaks. Bordetella species are bacteria known to cause mild to severe respiratory disease in mammals and, some have been described to infect, colonize and spread in rodents....
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