This study is to detect the presence of Orientia tsutsugamushi in chiggers and host target organs of scrub typhus such as liver, spleen as well as blood. Nine locations of Peninsular Malaysia were chosen; Slim River, Perak; Janda Baik, Pahang; Seremban, Negeri Sembilan; Hulu Langat, Selangor; Raub, Pahang; Bukit Panchor, Pulau Pinang; Gunung Inas, and Ulu Sedim, Kedah and Setiu, Terengganu. Col...

This report documents a case of spontaneously occurring gonadal neoplasm in a crucian carp (Carassius carassius L.) caught in the wild. On the basis of the histopathological findings, the neoplasm was diagnosed as a mixed germ cell-stromal testicular neoplasia (gonadoblastoma). Teleosts generally resemble other vertebrates in their basic susceptibility to developing neoplastic lesions. A large ...