Prevalence of microsporidia in an indigenous Orang Asli community in Pahang, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lono, A., Kumar, G.S., Chye, T.T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4028/1/Lono-2010-Prevalence_of_micros.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4028/; http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0035920309002326/1-s2.0-S0035920309002326-main.pdf?_tid=05b837ea-1671-11e2-bf6e-00000aab0f27&acdnat=1350268725_295f8c37024f44c5ddd8c89a8fccdf6d
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Microsporidia are ubiquitous parasites thought to be closely related to fungi. Their presence in the environment means that humans are frequently exposed to infection. Stool samples were collected from 151 indigenous villagers from the eastern state of Pahang in 2005. The samples were concentrated w...