Seroprevalence and Sources of Toxoplasmosis among Orang Asli (Indigenous) Communities in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Romano, Ngui, Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim, Noor Farah Hani, Amir, Veeranoot, Nissapatorn, Rohela, Mahmud
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2011
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42315/1/Seroprevalence.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42315/; https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd/85/4/article-p660.xml

This study aims to evaluate the current seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among indigenous communities in Peninsular Malaysia and relate its association with epidemiological data. Overall seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii was 37.0% with 31.0% immunoglobulin (Ig) G, 1.8% IgM, and 4.2% seropositivity...