Spatial Analysis of Food and Waterborne Diseases in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Shaharudin Idrus, Zahir Izuan Azhar, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Nazarudin Safian
• Format: Article
• Published: Sains Malaysiana 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26765/; http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2020-4907-14
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Food and waterborne disease (FWBD) epidemic can produce devastating public health outcomes. From 1990 to 2006, the annual notifications for FWBDs in Malaysia ranged from 2,000 to about 10,000 cases. The purpose of this study was to describe the spatial epidemiology of FWBDs in four districts of Saba...