Understanding Giardia infections among rural communities using the one health approach

• Main Authors: Soo, Ching Lee, Romano, Ngui, Tiong, Kai Tan, Muhammad Aidil, Roslan, Init, Ithoi, Mohammed A.K, Mahdy, Lokman, Hakim S., Yvonne A.L., Lim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science, Ltd. 2017
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42149/1/Understanding.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42149/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X1730606X?via%3Dihub; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.08.030
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

The epidemiology of giardiasis in rural villages in Peninsular Malaysia was examined in the context of the One Health triad that encompasses humans, animals and environment (i.e. river water). A cross-sectional study was carried out among five rural communities in Malaysia to determine the prevale...