TY - JOUR
T1 - THE PRESENCE OF RODENTS INFECTED WITH LEPTOSPIRA BACTERIA IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND THE LEPTOSPIROSIS POTENTIAL IN HUMANS
T2 - A SYSTEAAATIC REVIEW
AU - Tantia Nova, Rusyda Ihwani
AU - Susanna, Dewi
AU - Warsito, Gita Miranda
N1 - Funding Information:
Search Strategy For this review, articles were retrieved from three science database—ProQuest, Scopus, and PubMed. A systematic review was conducted using a predefined protocol based on PRISMA16. The searching process utilized four main keywords that include rodent, leptospirosis identification, human, and public health in various combination. The population in this research is a rodent. The intervention is trapping and laboratory test. The comparison is countries, study characteristics, the types of rodent and type of identification, the outcome is leptospirosis diseases, and the study type is a qualitative method. This research was funded by the Directorate of Research and Community Engagement through Indexed International Publication for Student’s Final Project grant no. NKB-0423/UN2.R3.1/HKP.05.00/2019.
Funding Information:
We would like to thank the Directorate of Research and Community Engagement through Indexed International Publication for Student’s Final Project grant for financial support.
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by Leptospira bacteria. It is a global public health concern, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. The aim of this review was to summarize some relevant studies that discuss the presence of rodents and the identification of Leptospira bacteria in rodents. This review also presents findings on the potential reassociation of the presence of rodents with Leptospira bacterial infections to leptospirosis cases in humans. A systematic review methodology used to minimize article selection bias that was likely to occur. During the initial search from three science databases (ProQuest, Scopus, and PubMed), 119 articles were retrieved. During the screening process, three articles were excluded due to duplication, 101 articles were excluded based on title and abstract incompatibility with the inclusion criteria, five articles were excluded due to incompatibility of article content with the inclusion criteria, and two articles were excluded because of the ineligibility with the study. In the final screening process, eight articles were chosen to be analyzed. This review found that the presence of rodents infected with Leptospira had the potential to cause leptospirosis in humans through contaminated water and soil or by direct human-to-human contact. The lead factors in the transmission of leptospirosis infection from rodents to humans are activities that take place in wetlands and rice fields, forestry work, and farming activities.
AB - Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by Leptospira bacteria. It is a global public health concern, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. The aim of this review was to summarize some relevant studies that discuss the presence of rodents and the identification of Leptospira bacteria in rodents. This review also presents findings on the potential reassociation of the presence of rodents with Leptospira bacterial infections to leptospirosis cases in humans. A systematic review methodology used to minimize article selection bias that was likely to occur. During the initial search from three science databases (ProQuest, Scopus, and PubMed), 119 articles were retrieved. During the screening process, three articles were excluded due to duplication, 101 articles were excluded based on title and abstract incompatibility with the inclusion criteria, five articles were excluded due to incompatibility of article content with the inclusion criteria, and two articles were excluded because of the ineligibility with the study. In the final screening process, eight articles were chosen to be analyzed. This review found that the presence of rodents infected with Leptospira had the potential to cause leptospirosis in humans through contaminated water and soil or by direct human-to-human contact. The lead factors in the transmission of leptospirosis infection from rodents to humans are activities that take place in wetlands and rice fields, forestry work, and farming activities.
KW - human
KW - identification
KW - Leptospira bacteria
KW - leptospirosis
KW - Rodents
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85095994411&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.37268/mjphm/vol.20/no.2/art.250
DO - 10.37268/mjphm/vol.20/no.2/art.250
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85095994411
SN - 1675-0306
VL - 20
SP - 185
EP - 196
JO - Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine
JF - Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine
IS - 2
ER -