Prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among Orang Asli Schoolchildren in Pos Senderut, Pahang, Malaysia
Joint Authors
al-Harazi, Talal
Abd al-Ghani, Muhammad Kamil
Uthman, Hidayat al-Fathi
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 43, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.561-568, 8 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2013-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The current study determined the prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among the Orang Asli schoolchildren in Pos Senderut, Pahang, Malaysia.
The overall intestinal protozoan infection rate was 85% (261 out of 307).
The highest prevalence rates were due to Entamoeba coli (24.4%), Giardia lamblia (21.8%), Blastocystis hominis (21.2%) and Entamoeba histolytica (15.0%).
The prevalence of Iodamoeba butschlii was only 2.9%.
Among the positive samples, mixed infection with B.
hominis and E.
histolytica was 3.3%, B.
hominis and G.
lamblia was 2.9%, G.
lamblia and E.
histolytica was 2.0% and triple infections (B.
hominis, G.
lamblia and E.
histolytica) was 1.0 %.
The prevalence of the infection was high in all age groups (6-14 years old).
Thus, we can conclude that intestinal protozoan infections are still representing a serious public health problem in aboriginal communities, especially among children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Harazi, Talal& Abd al-Ghani, Muhammad Kamil& Uthman, Hidayat al-Fathi. 2013. Prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among Orang Asli Schoolchildren in Pos Senderut, Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 43, no. 3, pp.561-568.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347334
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Ghani, Muhammad Kamil…[et al.]. Prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among Orang Asli Schoolchildren in Pos Senderut, Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 43, no. 3 (Dec. 2013), pp.561-568.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347334
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Harazi, Talal& Abd al-Ghani, Muhammad Kamil& Uthman, Hidayat al-Fathi. Prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among Orang Asli Schoolchildren in Pos Senderut, Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2013. Vol. 43, no. 3, pp.561-568.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-347334
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendicx : p. 568
Record ID
BIM-347334
