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Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia

Food-borne parasitic zoonoses are emerging as major public health problems in most countries because they are widespread and pose a medical challenge. Not only are they important from an economic standpoint, but they also cause severe sequalae in all those affected. The extent of parasitic zoonoses...

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Main Author: Shekhar, K.C.
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Published: 1991
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R Medicine (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/1403/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1822920
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spelling my.um.eprints.14032017-10-04T02:10:22Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/1403/ Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia Shekhar, K.C. R Medicine (General) Food-borne parasitic zoonoses are emerging as major public health problems in most countries because they are widespread and pose a medical challenge. Not only are they important from an economic standpoint, but they also cause severe sequalae in all those affected. The extent of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia is considered a "tip of the iceberg" problem. Cases of zoonotic diseases, like porocphaliasis, sarcocystosis, toxoplasmosis, cysticercosis, hydatidosis, echinostomiasis, and gnathostomiasis are traced and documented. An epidemiologic reassessment of methods is suggested to determine the extent of these parasitoses in Malaysia. 1991-12 Article PeerReviewed Shekhar, K.C. (1991) Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 22 Sup. pp. 337-9. ISSN 0125-1562 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1822920 1822920
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topic R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle R Medicine (General)
Shekhar, K.C.
Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia
description Food-borne parasitic zoonoses are emerging as major public health problems in most countries because they are widespread and pose a medical challenge. Not only are they important from an economic standpoint, but they also cause severe sequalae in all those affected. The extent of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia is considered a "tip of the iceberg" problem. Cases of zoonotic diseases, like porocphaliasis, sarcocystosis, toxoplasmosis, cysticercosis, hydatidosis, echinostomiasis, and gnathostomiasis are traced and documented. An epidemiologic reassessment of methods is suggested to determine the extent of these parasitoses in Malaysia.
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author Shekhar, K.C.
author_facet Shekhar, K.C.
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title Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia
title_short Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia
title_full Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia
title_fullStr Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in Malaysia
title_sort epidemiological assessment of parasitic zoonoses in malaysia
publishDate 1991
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/1403/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1822920
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