Occurrence of blastocystis in water of two rivers from recreational areas in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ithoi, I., Jali, A., Mak, J.W., Wan Sulaiman, W.Y., Mahmud, R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1899/1/3.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/1899/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21772980

This study reports the occurrence of Blastocystis in water from two rivers, Sungai Congkak and Sungai Batu, located in recreational areas in Malaysia. This protozoan was detected in samples from both rivers with an average of 33.3% and 22.1%, respectively. It was detected highest at the downstream (...