| prevalence of giardiasis among malaysian primary school children. | giardiasis, a gastrointestinal disease caused by giardia intestinalis is endemic in malaysia. the prevalence rate has been reported to range from 1.4% to 11.1%. the present study was undertaken between 1992-1994 in three health districts in three states viz. pahang, negeri sembilan and selangor. seven thousand five hundred and fifty seven (7557) primary school children between the ages of 6-12 years from the lower socio-economic groups were screened. the prevalence was 0.21%. the study suggests ... | 1996 | 10968037 |
| occurrence of giardia and cryptosporidium (oo)cysts in the river water of two recreational areas in selangor, malaysia. | this study is the first report on the occurrence of giardia and cryptosporidium (oo)cysts in recreational rivers water from malaysia. it was carried out in water samples at two rivers, 'sungai congkak' and 'sungai batu', located in selangor state. the occurrence of both giardia lamblia and cryptosporidium parvum (oo)cysts was higher in sungai congkak (50% or 15/30 and 10% or 3/30 respectively) than sungai batu (16% or 5/30 and 3.3% or 1/30 respectively). the mean density of cysts/l was 0.72 in s ... | 2009 | 20237443 |
| 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. | the flagellate protozoan parasite, giardia intestinalis, is widely distributed throughout the world with a high prevalence in developing countries in the tropics and subtropics, including malaysia. approximately 200 million people are infected with the parasite globally, with 500,000 new cases reported annually. this cross-sectional study was conducted among three tribes of orang asli communities in selangor, perak and pahang states of malaysia. the main objective was to determine the prevalence ... | 2012 | 22846786 |
| giardiasis as a predictor of childhood malnutrition in orang asli children in malaysia. | a cross-sectional study to examine the association of giardiasis with protein-energy malnutrition, vitamin a deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia was conducted among orang asli children in selangor, malaysia. a total of 281 children aged 2-15 years were studied. the data were collected using structured questionnaires, anthropometric measurements and laboratory analysis of blood and faecal samples. the results showed that 24.9% of the children were infected with giardia duodenalis, while 56.5, ... | 2005 | 15992838 |