Giardiasis among different tribes of Orang Asli in Malaysia: Highlighting the presence of other family members infected with Giardia intestinalis as a main risk factor

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 871-880

  Anuar, Tengku Shahrul ^a   Al Mekhlafi, Hesham M ^b   Ghani, Mohamed Kamel Abdul ^c   Osman, Emelia ^a   Yasin, Azlin Mohd ^a   Nordin, Anisah ^a   Azreen, Siti Nor ^a   Salleh, Fatmah Md ^a   Ghazali, Nuraffini ^a   Bernadus, Mekadina ^a   Moktar, Norhayati ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Giardia intestinalis; Giardiasis; Malaysia; Orang Asli tribes; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; FLAGELLATE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYGIENE; INFECTIVITY; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GASTROENTERITIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NEGRITO; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTO MALAY; RAW FOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SENOIS; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; FAMILY; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

MALAYSIA; PAHANG; PERAK; SELANGOR; WEST MALAYSIA;

GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 84865427586     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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