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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia

We reviewed the epidemiology of STH in Malaysia from the 1970s to 2009. High prevalence rates persist among the rural Aborigines, estate workers and in urban slums and squatter areas. Trichuris trichiura is the most prevalent helminth in Malaysia ranging from 2.1 to 98.2. Ascaris lumbricoides follow...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, A., Al-Mekhlafi, H.M., Surin, Johari
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Published: SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/3349/1/EPIDEMIOLOGY_OF_SOIL-TRANSMITTED_HELMINTHIASES_IN_MALAYSIA.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.33492021-04-12T03:51:22Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/3349/ Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia Ahmed, A. Al-Mekhlafi, H.M. Surin, Johari R Medicine We reviewed the epidemiology of STH in Malaysia from the 1970s to 2009. High prevalence rates persist among the rural Aborigines, estate workers and in urban slums and squatter areas. Trichuris trichiura is the most prevalent helminth in Malaysia ranging from 2.1 to 98.2. Ascaris lumbricoides follows closely with a prevalence rate of 4.6-86.7, while hookworm is the least prevalent (0-37.0). A countrywide control program with special emphasis on school-based intervention is highly recommended among aboriginal people. SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/3349/1/EPIDEMIOLOGY_OF_SOIL-TRANSMITTED_HELMINTHIASES_IN_MALAYSIA.pdf Ahmed, A. and Al-Mekhlafi, H.M. and Surin, Johari (2011) Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 42 (3). pp. 527-538. ISSN 0125-1562 https://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2011-42-3/06-4948.pdf
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Ahmed, A.
Al-Mekhlafi, H.M.
Surin, Johari
Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia
description We reviewed the epidemiology of STH in Malaysia from the 1970s to 2009. High prevalence rates persist among the rural Aborigines, estate workers and in urban slums and squatter areas. Trichuris trichiura is the most prevalent helminth in Malaysia ranging from 2.1 to 98.2. Ascaris lumbricoides follows closely with a prevalence rate of 4.6-86.7, while hookworm is the least prevalent (0-37.0). A countrywide control program with special emphasis on school-based intervention is highly recommended among aboriginal people.
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author Ahmed, A.
Al-Mekhlafi, H.M.
Surin, Johari
author_facet Ahmed, A.
Al-Mekhlafi, H.M.
Surin, Johari
author_sort Ahmed, A.
title Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia
title_short Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia
title_full Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia
title_fullStr Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Malaysia
title_sort epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiases in malaysia
publisher SEAMEO Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network
publishDate 2011
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/3349/1/EPIDEMIOLOGY_OF_SOIL-TRANSMITTED_HELMINTHIASES_IN_MALAYSIA.pdf
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https://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2011-42-3/06-4948.pdf
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