Parasites that cause problems in Malaysia: soil-transmitted helminths and malaria parasites

Malaysia is a developing country with a range of parasitic infections. Indeed, soil-transmitted helminths and malaria parasites continue to have a significant impact on public health in Malaysia. In this article, the prevalence and distribution of these parasites, the problems associated with parasi...

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Main Authors: Balbir, Singh, Cox-Singh, J.
Format: Article
Language:en
Published: Elsevier Science Ltd 2001
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15876/1/Parasites%20that%20cause%20problems%20in%20Malaysia%28abstract%29.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15876/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471492201021481
http://doi.org/10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02148-1
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Summary:Malaysia is a developing country with a range of parasitic infections. Indeed, soil-transmitted helminths and malaria parasites continue to have a significant impact on public health in Malaysia. In this article, the prevalence and distribution of these parasites, the problems associated with parasitic infections, the control measures taken to deal with these parasites and implications for the future will be discussed.