| parasitic infections among orang asli (aborigine) in the cameron highlands, malaysia. | in april 2004, an outbreak of acute diarrheal illness occurred among the orang asli (aborigine) in the cameron highlands, pahang state, peninsular malaysia, where rotavirus was later implicated as the cause. in the course of the epidemic investigation, stool samples were collected and examined for infectious agents including parasites. soil transmitted helminthes (sth), namely ascaris lumbricoides (25.7%), trichuris trichiura (31.1%) and hookworm (8.1%), and intestinal protozoa, which included g ... | 2007 | 17877212 |
| prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among orang asli schoolchildren in pos senderut, pahang, malaysia. | 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. hi ... | 2013 | 24640856 |
| epidemiology of intestinal polyparasitism among orang asli school children in rural malaysia. | 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. | 2014 | 25144662 |
| molecular characterization of giardia duodenalis isolated from semai pahang orang asli (peninsular malaysia aborigines). | this study was conducted to determine the genotypes of giardia duodenalis isolated from human faecal samples at pos betau, pahang, malaysia. faecal specimens were collected and examined for g. duodenalis cysts using trichrome staining techniques. molecular identification was carried out by the amplification of a region of the small subunit of the nuclear ribosomal rna (ssu rrna) gene using nested pcr and subsequent sequencing. the sequences from 15 isolates from g. duodenalis were subjected to p ... | 2009 | 19660153 |
| giardia intestinalis genotypes: risk factors and correlation with clinical symptoms. | this study was conducted to identify genotypes related risk factors of giardia intestinalis in an orang asli (aboriginal) community in pahang, malaysia. stool samples were collected from 321 individuals aged between 2 and 76 years old, of whom 160 were males and 161 were females. faecal samples were processed with trichrome staining technique for the primary identification of g. intestinalis. molecular identification was carried out by the amplification of a partial ssu rrna gene using nested pc ... | 2009 | 19560431 |
| prevalence of intestinal protozoa in an aborigine community in pahang, malaysia. | the objective was to estimate the prevalence of intestinal protozoa among the aborigines and to determine the problems regarding the infection. the study was carried out in january 2006 in pos senderut, pahang, malaysia. samples of faeces were collected from children and adults and these were fixed in pva and trichrome staining was carried out. from the 130 individuals studied, 94 (72.3%) were positive with at least one intestinal protozoa. nine intestinal protozoa namely blastocystis hominis, g ... | 2007 | 17568378 |
| 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 |
| 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 |