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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS AMONG ORANG ASLI SCHOOLCHILDREN IN POS SENDERUT, PAHANG, MALAYSIA

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The current study determined the prevalence of intestinal protozoan infections among the Orang Asli schoolchildren in Pos Senderut, Pahang, Malaysia. The overall intestinal protozoan infection rate was 85% (261 out of 307). The highest
prevalence rates were due to Entamoeba coli (24.4%), Giardia lamblia (21.8%), Blastocystis hominis (21.2%) and Entamoeba histolytica (15.0%). The prevalence of Iodamoeba butschlii was only 2.9%. Among the positive samples, mixed infection with B. hominis and E. histolytica was 3.3%, B. hominis and G. lamblia was 2.9%, G. lamblia and E. histolytica was 2.0% and triple infections (B. hominis, G. lamblia and E. histolytica) was 1.0 %. The prevalence of the infection was high in all age groups (6-14 years old). Thus, we can conclude that intestinal protozoan infections are still representing a serious public health problem in aboriginal communities, especially among children.

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10.21608/jesp.2013.93278

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Protozoan infections, school children, Orang Asli, Malaysia

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TALAL

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AL-HARAZI

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Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Taiz University, Yemen.

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MOHAMED

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ABD GHANI

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KAMEL

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Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Allied and Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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HIDAYATULFATHI

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OTHMAN

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Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Allied and Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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43

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2013-12-01

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2020-06-03

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2013-12-01

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568

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1110-0583

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2090-2549

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS AMONG ORANG ASLI SCHOOLCHILDREN IN POS SENDERUT, PAHANG, MALAYSIA

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22 Jan 2023