Hepatitis B virus infection: Epidemiology and seroprevalence rate amongst negrito tribe in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Sahlan, Noraziah, Nor, Fadhilah Mohd, Muslim, Azdayanti, Shaari, Syahrul Azlin, Rahman, Thuhairah Hasrah Abdul, Hoh, Boon Peng
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23587/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2019/v74n4/hepatitis-B-virus.pdf

Introduction: Prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among the non-indigenous people in Malaysia has been well established and range between 3% and 5%. However, data from the indigenous (Orang Asli) people is still lacking. The Negrito population is the most remotely located Orang Asli trib...