Seroprevalence of Q Fever Among the Indigenous People (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Khor, Chee Sieng, Mohd Rahim, Nurul Farhana, Hassan, Habibi, Chandren, Josephine Rebecca, Nore, Siti Sarah, Johari, Jefree, Loong, Shih Keng, Abd Jamil, Juraina, Khoo, Jing Jing, Lee, Hai Yen, Pike, Brian L., Wong, Li Ping, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Zandi, Keivan, AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Article
• Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21607/; https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2017.2153

Q fever is a disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. It is a disease of public health concern in many parts of the world. In this study, we described the seroprevalence of Q fever among selected populations of Orang Asli (OA), indigenous people, many of whom live within the forest fringe areas of Penin...