Neglected Tropical Diseases among Two Indigenous Subtribes in Peninsular Malaysia: Highlighting Differences and Co-Infection of Helminthiasis and Sarcocystosis

• Main Authors: Lee, S.C., Ngui, R., Tan, T.K., Aidil, R.M., Lim, Y.A.L.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/12083/; http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0107980&representation=PDF; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107980

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections have been documented among these minority groups since 1938. However the prevalence of STH is still high among these communities. Most studies tend to consider the Orang Asli (indigenous) as a homogenous group. In contrary, different subtribes have their ow...