Distribution of Giardia duodenalis (Assemblages A and B) and Cryptosporidium parvum amongst migrant workers in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Sahimin, Norhidayu, Douadi, Benacer, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Behnke, Jerzy Marian, Mohd Zain, Siti Nursheena
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20816/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.02.033
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The influx of low skilled workers from socioeconomically deprived neighbouring countries to Malaysia has raised concerns about the transmission of communicable gastrointestinal diseases such as giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis to the local population. Therefore, a cross sectional study was conducted...