@article{Adrus_Ahamad_Abdullah_1, title={Detection of Rickettsiae in Engorged Ticks from Small Mammals in Malaysia}, volume={4}, url={https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJRST/article/view/242}, DOI={10.33736/bjrst.242.2014}, abstractNote={Rickettsiae are intracellular bacteria found in ectoparasites such as ticks, lice, fleas, mites and chiggers that can<br />cause emerging infectious diseases throughout the world. There is lacking of information on their distribution<br />and the tick vectors involved. The aim of this study is therefore to determine whether engorged ticks extracted<br />from small mammals (Insectivora, Rodentia and Scandentia) from 15 locations of study areas have any potential<br />health risks to the public. Forty-eight engorged ticks were tested for the presence of rickettsiae DNA using<br />Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) targeting a fragment of the rickettsial gene citrate synthase gene (gltA). There<br />was no DNA of rickettsiae detected from the ticks. Further investigations are needed in order to generate more<br />comprehensive information on the potential distribution of rickettsial disease in different locations and habitats<br /&gt;that can establish an epidemiological data of rickettsiae in Malaysia.}, number={1}, journal={Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology}, author={Adrus, Madinah and Ahamad, Mariana and Abdullah, Mohd Tajuddin}, year={1}, month={1}, pages={34-41} }