Understanding Giardia infections among rural communities using the one health approach

• Main Authors: Soo, Ching Lee, Romano, Ngui, Tiong, Kai Tan, Muhammad Aidil, Roslan, Init, Ithoi, Mohammed A.K, Mahdy, Lokman, Hakim S., Yvonne A.L., Lim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science, Ltd. 2017
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42149/1/Understanding.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42149/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X1730606X?via%3Dihub; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.08.030

The epidemiology of giardiasis in rural villages in Peninsular Malaysia was examined in the context of the One Health triad that encompasses humans, animals and environment (i.e. river water). A cross-sectional study was carried out among five rural communities in Malaysia to determine the prevale...