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Epidemiology of intestinal polyparasitism among Orang Asli school children in rural Malaysia

Al-Delaimy AK 1 , Al-Mekhlafi HM 2 , Nasr NA 3 , Sady H 3 , Atroosh WM 3 , Nashiry M 4 Show all authors , Anuar TS 5 , Moktar N 6 , Lim YA 3 , Mahmud R 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Al-Anbar, Al-Anbar, Iraq
  • 2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen
  • 3 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, University Teknologi MARA, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2014 Aug;8(8):e3074.
PMID: 25144662 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003074

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the current prevalence and risk factors associated with intestinal polyparasitism (the concurrent infection with multiple intestinal parasite species) among Orang Asli school children in the Lipis district of Pahang state, Malaysia.

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