Serological evidence of exposure and possible Taenia solium larval infection in Orang Asli communities of Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Sahu, P. S., Lim, Y.A.L., Romano, Ngui, Rohela, Mahmud
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM) 2016
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42159/1/Serological%20evidence.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42159/; https://msptm.org/journal-vol-33-no-1/

Orang Asli communities are known as aborigines of peninsular Malaysia who are underprivileged and also known to be carriers of many different parasitic infections. However, the possible burden of cysticercosis (caused by Taenia solium larvae or Cysticercus cellulosae) has never been explored in the...