Molecular epidemiology of amoebiasis in Malaysia: Highlighting the different risk factors of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar infections among Orang Asli communities

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 1165-1175

  Anuar, Tengku Shahrul ^a   Al Mekhlafi, Hesham M ^b   Abdul Ghani, Mohamed Kamel ^c   Abu Bakar, Edariah ^d   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)

^d NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica; Malaysia; Orang Asli; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBA MOSHKOVSKII; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEGRITO; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; PROTO MALAY; RAW FOOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENOI; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENTAMOEBA; FECES; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

MALAYSIA;

ANIMALIA; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBA MOSHKOVSKII;

EID: 84870391864     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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