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2025

  • Isamuddin, N. N., Hanuar, N. F., AbuBakar, S., Tan, K. K., Chin, K. L., & Zainal, N. (2025). Antiviral effects of resveratrol against the replication of chikungunya and Japanese encephalitis viruses in vitro. Tropical biomedicine, 42(2), 184-193.
  • AbuBakar, U., Low, Z. X., Aris, M. Z. M., Lani, R., Abidin, S. A. Z., Abdullah-Zawawi, M. R., ... & Khairat, J. E. (2025). Antiviral potential of diosmin against influenza A virus. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 17192.
  • Wong, L. P., Lee, H. Y., Alias, H., Nguyen, D. K., Lachyan, A., Seheli, F. N., ... & Lin, Y. (2025). Attitudes and acceptance of mRNA-based vaccine for neglected tropical diseases: A multi-country study in Asia. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 21(1), 2526231.
  • Wong, L. P., Lee, H. Y., Alias, H., Seheli, F. N., Lachyan, A., Nguyen, D. K., ... & Lin, Y. (2025). Attitudes and acceptance of vaccination against neglected tropical diseases: A multi-country study in Asia. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 21(1), 2471702.
  • Che-Kamaruddin, N., Teoh, B. T., Tan, K. K., Tan, J. Y., Wong, J. E., Tiong, V., ... & AbuBakar, S. (2022). Decrease in RT-PCR Ct values among SARS-CoV-2 positive samples during the emergence of the B. 1.617. 2 (Delta) variant in Malaysia.
  • Ya'cob, Z., Mintara, R., Belabut, D. M., Halim, M. R. A., & Pramual, P. (2025). DNA barcoding and host blood meal identification of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) from Malaysia. Acta Tropica, 263, 107564.
  • Kazim, A. R., Low, V. L., Subramaniam, V., Houssaini, J., Tappe, D., & Heo, C. C. (2025). First molecular evidence of Rickettsia conorii subsp. raoultii from Rhipicephalus linnaei (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus)(Lagomorpha: Leporidae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 62(3), 700-705.
  • Munir-Zaki, A. M., Low, V. L., & Azidah, A. A. (2025). First report of thrips (Thysanoptera) species breeding on starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L.) and potential implications to cryptic flower loss. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 19(3), 1-20.
  • Kamaruzaman, I. N. A., Ong, S. Z., Jafri, I. N. S., Pengiran-Isa, D. U. A., Abdul-Rahman, M. S., Reduan, M. F. H., ... & Loong, S. K. (2025). Histopathological and Molecular Analyses of Leptospira borgpetersenii and Leptospira interrogans in Bovine Kidneys in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 57(2), 727.
  • Saperi, A. A., Hazan, A., Zulkifli, N., Lee, H. Y., MatRahim, N. A., & AbuBakar, S. (2025). Immunization with Inactivated Bacillus subtilis Spores Expressing TonB-Dependent Receptor (TBDR) Protects Against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection. Vaccines, 13(6), 616.
  • Mansor, S. M., Hassandarvish, P., Chong, S. X., Yap, P. C., Abubakar, S., Chong, W. L., ... & Lee, H. Y. (2025). In silico screening of lactic acid bacteria methanolic extract for potential antiviral activity against Japanese encephalitis virus. Results in Chemistry, 16, 102318.
  • Saperi, A. A., Lee, H. Y., & AbuBakar, S. (2025). RESEARCH ARTICLE Induction of pneumonia in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infected immunocompetent BALB/c mice. Tropical Biomedicine, 42(2), 155-161.
  • Imran-Ariff, I., Kamaruzaman, I. N. A., Mahamud, S. N. A., Aklilu, E., AbuBakar, S., & Loong, S. K. (2025). RESEARCH ARTICLE Integrating One Health strategy to mitigate antibiotic resistance in Salmonella: insights from poultry isolates in Southeast Asia. Tropical Biomedicine, 42(1), 27-35.
  • Wong, L. P., Alias, H., Lee, H. Y., Zhao, Q., Huang, Z., Hu, Z., & Lin, Y. (2025). Investigating post-COVID-19 confidence in emergency use authorization vaccines: A hypothetical case of mpox. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(5), e0013037.
  • Wong, L. P., Lee, H. Y., Alias, H., Lachyan, A., Nguyen, D. K., Seheli, F. N., ... & Lin, Y. (2025). Knowledge, experience, and willingness to vaccinate against intestinal parasitic infections: A multi-country study in Asia. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 18(4), 102689.
  • Lea, J. S. X., Reduan, M. F. H., Choong, S. S., Kamaruzaman, I. N. A., Ooi, P. T., AbuBakar, S., ... & Rahman, M. S. A. (2025). Leptospirosis in humans and animals in Malaysia: A review from 1976 to 2023. Veterinary World, 18(3), 673.
  • Kazim, A. R., Low, V. L., Tan, T. K., Yin, V. S. W., Noh, A. A. M., Heo, C. C., & Nasir, D. M. (2025). Morphological and genetic discrepancy of Rhipicephalus sp.(Acari: Ixodidae) collected from the ricefield rat, Rattus argentiventer, in Peninsular Malaysia. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 95(1), 11.
  • Kazim, A. R., Nasir, D. M., Tan, T. K., Yin, V. S. W., Noh, A. A. M., Heo, C. C., & Low, V. L. (2025). New host record and redescription of Amblyomma cordiferum nymphs and larvae infesting Malaysian house rats (Rattus rattus diardii) in Peninsular Malaysia, with molecular evidence of Rickettsia, Borrelia, and Bartonella. Acta Tropica, 261, 107496.
  • Sethi, N., Narayanan, V., Saaid, R., Ahmad Adlan, A. S., Ngoi, S. T., Teh, C. S. J., ... & WHOW research group Tan Kim Kee Zuraiju Siti Nur Edlyn Nadia Razali Asbah Ong Siew Kian Ng Doris Sin Wen Syed Jafer Hussain Zaidi Syeda Nureena. (2025). Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse outcomes of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women: a systematic review. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 25(1), 40.
  • Low, Z. X., Kanauchi, O., AbuBakar, S., Tiong, V., & Hassandarvish, P. (2025). Protocol for Screening Host-Targeting Antivirals (HTAs) Using Human PBMCs and pDCs. Bio-protocol, 15(5), e5230.
  • Ganasen, T., Mohd-Azami, S. N. I., Khoo, J. J., Peng, T. L., Johari, J., Sahimin, N., ... & Loong, S. K. (2025). Rodent-borne zoonotic diseases in Southeast Asia: A narrative review. Tropical Biomedicine, 42(2), 100-122.
  • Kamaruzaman, I. N. A., Zulkifli, N. F., Abidin, N. A. M. Z., Majnon, M. A., Balachandran, S., Goh, S. H., ... & Loong, S. K. (2025). Serological Surveillance of Akabane Disease, Bluetongue, Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease and Q Fever in Dairy Cattle from Selected States in Malaysia.
  • AbuBakar, N., Behnke, J. M., Sahimin, N., Kang, X., Mohd Shahar, S. N., Lim, Y. A. L., & Mohd Zain, S. N. (2025). The dengue disquisition: A low-cost public housing conundrum in Klang Valley, Malaysia. PloS one, 20(1), e0317349.
  • Kazim, A. R., Low, V. L., Houssaini, J., Tappe, D., & Heo, C. C. (2025). Tick studies in Malaysia: Growth, stagnation, and future prospects. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 18(5), 195-196.
  • Zulkifli, N., Che-Kamaruddin, N., Hazan, A., Kim-Kee, T., Rajagopal, S., & AbuBakar, S. (2025). Utility and usability of a dengue NS1 rapid diagnostic as a self-test. Tropical Medicine and Health, 53(1), 28.
  • Raj, R., Syafiq, A., Balakrishnan, V., Ahmad, S., Rahim, N. A., Hassandarvish, P., ... & Pandey, A. K. (2025). Synthesis of polymer-based antiviral coating using polyethylene glycol (PEG) and acrylic resin as binder. Pigment & Resin Technology, 54(2), 215-223.
  • Rajasegaran, P., Tan, K. K., Khoo, J. J., Mansor, M. S., Ahmad Khusaini, M. K., AbuBakar, S., ... & Makepeace, B. L. (2025). Molecular species delimitation analysis of Leptotrombidium spp. and other chigger species parasitizing birds in Malaysia. Journal of medical entomology, tjaf078.
  • Vinnie-Siow, W. Y., Low, V. L., Chai, H. C., Lim, Y. A. L., & Tan, T. K. (2025). Proteomic analysis unveils host-parasite interactions in Aedes togoi infected with Dirofilaria immitis and Brugia pahangi. PLoS One, 20(7), e0326693.
  • Exélis, M. P., Ramli, R., Zakaria, R., Idris, A. H., Ya’cob, Z., Ibrahim, R. W., ... & Othman, N. W. (2025). The social organization of the Asian weaver ant colonies: A natural enemy novel sub-castes worker’s functional activity findings. PLoS One, 20(6), e0326030.
  • Izwan-Anas, N., Low, V. L., Ya’cob, Z., AbuBakar, S., & Tan, K. K. (2025). Microbiota Anatomical Niche Partitioning of Simulium vanluni (Diptera: Simuliidae). Diversity, 17(8), 504.
  • Lani, R., Hassandarvish, P., & AbuBakar, S. (2025). Fisetin limits Chikungunya virus-induced apoptosis hallmarks in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 25140.

2024

  • Lani, R., Thariq, I. M., Suhaimi, N. S., Hassandarvish, P., & Abu Bakar, S. (2024). From defense to offense: Modulating toll-like receptors to combat arbovirus infections. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 20(1), 2306675.
  • Che-Kamaruddin, N., Hamid, N. F. S., Idris, L. H., Yusuff, F. M., Ashaari, Z. H., Yahaya, H., ... & Isa, N. M. M. (2024). Prevalence and risk factors of fasciolosis in a bovine population from farms in Taiping, Malaysia. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 49, 100998.
  • Zaini, N. A., Low, V. L., Gebrelassie, S. S., Ismail, S. S., Mahmud, M. H., Houssaini, J., ... & Heo, C. C. (2024). Arthropods, nematodes, fungi, and bacteria associated with penguin carrion in Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 47(1), 41-52.
  • Hew, Y. X., Ya'cob, Z., Chen, C. D., Lau, K. W., Sofian-Azirun, M., Muhammad-Rasul, A. H., ... & Low, V. L. (2024). Co-occurrence of dual lineages within Simulium (Gomphostilbia) atratum De Meijere in the Indonesian Archipelago along Wallace's Line. Acta Tropica, 250, 107097.
  • Udin, A. S. M., Uni, S., Rodrigues, J., Martin, C., Junker, K., Agatsuma, T., ... & Ramli, R. (2024). Redescription, molecular characterisation and Wolbachia endosymbionts of Mansonella (Tupainema) dunni (Mullin & Orihel, 1972)(Spirurida: Onchocercidae) from the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard & Duvaucel (Mammalia: Scandentia) in Peninsular Malaysia. Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases, 5, 100154.
  • Loong, S. K., Liam, C. K., Karunakaran, R., Tan, K. K., Mahfodz, N. H., & AbuBakar, S. (2024). Non-classical Bordetella sp.(closely related to Bordetella hinzii and Bordetella pseudohinzii) lower respiratory tract infection in a patient with extensive bronchiectasis: a case report. Journal of International Medical Research, 52(1), 03000605231214464.
  • Andityas, M., Nuraini, D. M., Sota, P., Loong, S. K., Sripa, B., Sukon, P., ... & Tangkawattana, S. (2024). Feline leptospirosis prevalence worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic approaches. Veterinary World, 17(2), 255.
  • Muhammad, M., Loong, S. K., Khor, C. S., Mohd-Azami, S. N. I., Kafle, A., Useh, U., ... & AbuBakar, S. (2024). RESEARCH ARTICLE Sunlight exposure might account for the relatively low COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. Tropical Biomedicine, 41(1), 78-83.
  • Sahimin, N., Low, Z. X., Hassandarvish, P., Mohd Hanapi, I. R., Mohd Zain, S. N., Yahaya, H., & Abu Bakar, S. (2024). Seroprevalence of dengue and chikungunya viruses among urban refugees in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, trad097.
  • Chaudhary, M. N., Lim, V. C., Faller, E. M., Regmi, P., Aryal, N., Mohd Zain, S. N., ... & Sahimin, N. (2024). Assessing the basic knowledge and awareness of dengue fever prevention among migrant workers in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Plos one, 19(2), e0297527.
  • Venkatasamy, R., Dhanraj, J. A., Sivakumar, A., Kafle, A., Sirisamphanwong, C., Loong, S. K., ... & Sirisamphanwong, C. (2024). Contrivance of SSD-Mobilenets Algorithm-Based Smart Door Lock System for Discerning the Nano Face Mask to Restrain COVID-19 Transmission. In Nanotechnology in Miniaturization: An Emerging Trend to Fabricate Future Devices (pp. 341-358). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  • Muhammad, M., Loong, S. K., & AbuBakar, S. COVID-19 Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Leading to Stroke: An Extremely Rare but Possible Condition.

2023

  • Kazim, A. R., Low, V. L., Subramaniam, V., Houssaini, J., Tappe, D., & Heo, C. C. (2023). A checklist of the tick of vultures, with the first record of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Acari: Ixodidae) from the Indian vulture, Gyps indicus (Falconiformes: Accipitridae). Systematic and Applied Acarology, 28(5), 912-930.
  • Yap, P. S. X., Chong, C. W., Ponnampalavanar, S., Ramli, R., Harun, A., Jamaluddin, T. Z. M. T., ... & Teh, C. S. J. (2023). A multicentre study to determine the in vitro efficacy of flomoxef against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in Malaysia. PeerJ, 11, e16393.
  • Rosli, M. Z., Mohd-Taib, F. S., Khoo, J. J., Chee, H. Y., Wong, Y. P., Shafie, N. J., ... & Nor, S. M. (2023). A Multi-landscape Assessment of Leptospira Prevalence on a Diversity of Small Mammals. EcoHealth, 20(2), 208-224.
  • KURAHASHI, H., Van Lun, L. O. W., & HEO, C. C. (2023). A New Species of Dichaetomyia from Peninsular Malaysia, with the Revised Key to the Known Species (Diptera: Muscidae). Japanese journal of systematic entomology= 日本昆虫分類学会会報, 29(1), 162-167.
  • Aupalee, K., Srisuka, W., Taai, K., Takaoka, H., & Saeung, A. (2023). A new species of Simulium (Asiosimulium)(Diptera: Simuliidae) from northeastern Thailand, with its phylogenetic relationships with related species in the subgenus Asiosimulium. Journal of medical entomology, 60(6), 1330-1342.
  • Lim, Y. Z., Teoh, B. T., Sam, S. S., Azizan, N. S., Khor, C. S., Nor'e, S. S., ... & AbuBakar, S. (2023). A TaqMan minor groove binder probe-based quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for detection and quantification of Chikungunya virus.
  • Chua, H. S., Soh, Y. H., Loong, S. K., Bakar, S. A., Nordin, S. A., Zakariah, S. Z., & Ibrahim, R. (2023). Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Endocarditis in a Patient with Chronic Periodontitis: A Case Report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 19(2).
  • Zulkifli, N., Khairat, J. E., Azman, A. S., Baharudin, N. F. M., Malek, N. A., Zainal Abidin, S. A., ... & Hassandarvish, P. (2023). Antiviral Activities of Streptomyces KSF 103 Methanolic Extracts against Dengue Virus Type-2. Viruses, 15(8), 1773.
  • Chaudhary, M. N., Lim, V. C., Sahimin, N., Faller, E. M., Regmi, P., Aryal, N., & Azman, A. S. (2023). Assessing the knowledge of, attitudes towards, and practices in, food safety among migrant workers in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Travel medicine and infectious disease, 54, 102620.
  • AbuBakar, U., Amrani, L., Kamarulzaman, F. A., Karsani, S. A., Hassandarvish, P., & Khairat, J. E. (2023). Avian influenza virus tropism in humans. Viruses, 15(4), 833.
  • Natasha, J. A., Yasmin, A. R., Sharma, R. S. K., Nur-Fazila, S. H., Nur-Mahiza, M. I., Arshad, S. S., ... & Ahmad Khusaini, M. K. S. (2023). Circulation of West Nile virus in mosquitoes approximate to the migratory bird stopover in West Coast Malaysia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 17(4), e0011255.
  • Low, Z., Lani, R., Tiong, V., Poh, C., AbuBakar, S., & Hassandarvish, P. (2023). COVID-19 therapeutic potential of natural products. International journal of molecular sciences, 24(11), 9589.
  • Pramasivan, S., Low, V. L., Jeyaprakasam, N. K., Liew, J. W. K., Ngui, R., & Vythilingam, I. (2023). Cryptic diversity and demographic expansion of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria vectors in Malaysia. Genes, 14(7), 1369.
  • Putera, N. M., Azman, A. S., Zain, S. M., Yahaya, H., Lewis, J. W., & Sahimin, N. (2023). Current status of infectious diseases among migrants and non-citizens in Malaysia. Tropical biomedicine, 40(2), 138-151.
  • Srisuka, W., Takaoka, H., Aupalee, K., & Saeung, A. (2023). Discovery of a new black fly species in the Simulium (Simulium) striatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from northeastern Thailand and its phylogenetic relationships with seven Thai related species. Acta tropica, 238, 106790.
  • Izwan-Anas, N., Low, V. L., Ya’cob, Z., Lourdes, E. Y., Halim, M. R. A., Sofian-Azirun, M., ... & Adler, P. H. (2023). DNA barcodes and species boundaries of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Malaysia. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 81, 931-943.
  • Nasir, D. M., Su, S., Low, V. L., Mohamed, Z., & Yusoff, N. (2023). DNA barcodes of tetragnathid spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) in Malaysia. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 55(2), 881.
  • Hew, Y. X., Ya’cob, Z., Adler, P. H., Chen, C. D., Lau, K. W., Sofian-Azirun, M., ... & Low, V. L. (2023). DNA barcoding of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Indonesia. Parasites & vectors, 16(1), 248.
  • Rosenberger, K. D., Khanh, L. P., Tobian, F., Chanpheaktra, N., Kumar, V., Lum, L. C. S., ... & Thu, H. V. T. (2023). Early diagnostic indicators of dengue versus other febrile illnesses in Asia and Latin America (IDAMS study): a multicentre, prospective, observational study. The Lancet Global Health, 11(3), e361-e372.
  • Elia-Amira, N. M. R., Chen, C. D., Low, V. L., Lau, K. W., Haziqah-Rashid, A., Amelia-Yap, Z. H., ... & Sofian-Azirun, M. (2023). Economic status as the predictor of dengue awareness among local residents of Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 14(1), 21.
  • Wong, L. P., Rajandra, A., Abd Jamil, J., AbuBakar, S., Lin, Y., & Lee, H. Y. (2023, February). Effectiveness of dengue awareness calendar on indigenous population: Impact on knowledge, belief and practice. In Healthcare (Vol. 11, No. 5, p. 637). MDPI.

2022

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