Leptospirosis is not new disease but becoming popular now in Malaysia. We need to understand about the bacteria and how they transmited to human and cause problems. How to prevent fron infection and cure it. all need basic sciences. BUT if the panels keep rejecting simple monitoring and descripting types of research proposal, how we are going to solve the bigger problems. Panels must open their eyes and think out of petridish!

Leptospirosis (also known as Weil's syndrome, canicola fever, canefield fever, nanukayami fever, 7-day fever, Rat Catcher's Yellows, Fort Bragg fever, black jaundice, and Pretibial fever) is caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Leptospira and affects humans as well as other animals.
Leptospirosis is among the world's most common diseases that transmits from animals to people (zoonosis). The infection is commonly transmitted to humans by allowing water that has been contaminated by animal urine to come in contact with unhealed breaks in the skin, the eyes, or with the mucous membranes. Outside of tropical areas, leptospirosis cases have a relatively distinct seasonality—most cases occur in spring and autumn.

Look at big rats inspecting your kitchen, bedrooms, checking all plates, glasses, spoons or may be exposed food at night. How about restaurants? Who want to make sure that all your food, plates and glasses are save from rats urine and feces? Need to have a monitoring kits.