Seroprevalence of anti-Leptospira IgG and IgM among the urban poor communities in Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Mohd Zain, S.N., Mohd Hanapi, I.R., Nai Chuan, S., Sahimin, N.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; QR Microbiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19050/1/ICOPA_2018-_Leptospirosis_Poster.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/19050/

Malaysia has undergone cumulative growth of urbanization from 43.2% (1989) to 71% (2010) resulting in and urban population boom from 27% (1970) to 71% (2010) 18 and a downward trend in the incidence of urban poverty over the past three decades from 16.5% in 1970 to 3.8% in 2009. However, urban poor...