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Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil transmitted helminth infections: A comparison between Negritos (indigenous) in inland jungle and those in resettlement at town peripheries

BACKGROUND: Formerly known as the Malaysian hunter gatherers, the Negrito Orang Asli (OA) were heavily dependent on the forest for sustenance and early studies indicated high prevalence of intestinal parasitism. Initiation of a redevelopment program in the 1970s aimed to demarginalize the OA was exp...

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Autores principales: Muslim, Azdayanti, Mohd Sofian, Sakinah, Shaari, Syahrul Azlin, Hoh, Boon-Peng, Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31009476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007331