Risk Factors for Enterovirus A71 Seropositivity in Rural Indigenous Populations in West Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nik Nadia, NMN, Sam, I Ching, Nasibah, Khaidir, Romano, Ngui, Yvonne Ai, Lian Lim, Xiang, Ting Goh, Seow, Huey Choy, Yoke, Fun Chan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PLOS 2016
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42160/1/Risk%20Factors.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42160/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0148767
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71), which is transmitted by the fecal-oral route, causes hand, foot and mouth disease and, rarely, severe neurological complications. In Malaysia, the indigenous rural community (Orang Asli) has a high prevalence of parasitic diseases due to poor sanitation, water supply and hy...