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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• CHAN, B. T. E
• AMAL, R. N
• ISMAIL, G
• NOOR HAYATI, M. I
• KINO, H
• ANISAH, N
• NORHAYATI, M
• SULAIMAN, O
• MOHAMMED ABDULLAH, M
• FATMAH, M. S
• ROSLIDA, A. R

Titel

SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG MIGRANT WORKERS FROM DIFFERENT ASIAN COUNTRIES WORKING IN MALAYSIA

Ist Teil von

• Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health, 2008, Vol.39 (1), p.9-13

Ort / Verlag

Bangkok: Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A serologic study of Toxoplasma antibodies among 501 foreign migrant workers in Malaysia was conducted in a plantation and detention camp. The highest prevalence rate of 46.2% was among Nepalese workers. Statistical analysis indicated the IgG positivity rate among local residents was significantly higher than the migrants studied (p < 0.05). The IgM positivity rate showed no significant difference between the two groups (p > 0.05). No significant difference in the prevalence rate was noted between the migrants and the local workers when grouped by agricultural and non-agricultural occupations (p > 0.05). The continuous introduction of these infections may influence the epidemiology and further compromise efforts in control and prevention. It is therefore important to monitor of non-notifiable diseases.