Blastocystis infection in Malaysia: evidence of waterborne and human-to-human transmissions among the Proto-Malay, Negrito and Senoi tribes of Orang Asli

Anuar TS; Ghani MK; Azreen SN; Salleh FM; Moktar N

doi:10.1186/1756-3305-6-40

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Blastocystis infection in Malaysia: evidence of waterborne and human-to-human transmissions among the Proto-Malay, Negrito and Senoi tribes of Orang Asli

Anuar TS ¹ , Ghani MK , Azreen SN , Salleh FM , Moktar N

Affiliations

¹ Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz 50300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Parasit Vectors, 2013;6:40.

PMID: 23433099 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-40

Abstract

Blastocystis has been described as the most common intestinal parasite in humans and has an increased impact on public health. However, the transmission of this parasite has not been conclusively determined.

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