Serological evidence of DENV, JEV, and ZIKV among the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 92; no. 8; pp. 956 - 962
• Main Authors: Khor, Chee‐Sieng, Mohd‐Rahim, Nurul‐Farhana, Hassan, Habibi, Tan, Kim‐Kee, Zainal, Nurhafiza, Teoh, Boon‐Teong, Sam, Sing‐Sin, Khoo, Jing‐Jing, Lee, Hai‐Yen, Lim, Yvonne Ai‐Lian, Abubakar, Sazaly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Antibodies; Antibodies, Neutralizing - blood; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Assaying; Cross Reactions; Demographics; dengue; Dengue - epidemiology; Dengue fever; Dengue Virus - immunology; Disease control; Encephalitis; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese - immunology; Encephalitis, Japanese - epidemiology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Flavivirus - immunology; Humans; IgG antibody; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Indigenous Peoples; infectious diseases; Japanese encephalitis; Malaysia - epidemiology; Male; Medical importance; Mosquitoes; Native peoples; Neutralization; Neutralizing; Orang Asli; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Serology; seroprevalence; Vector-borne diseases; Virology; Viruses; Young Adult; Zika; Zika virus; Zika Virus - immunology; Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology; Malaysia; Orang Asli; seroprevalence; dengue; infectious diseases; Japanese encephalitis; Zika

Dengue virus (DENV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), and Zika virus (ZIKV) are mosquito‐borne flavivirus of medical importance in tropical countries such as Malaysia. However, much remains unknown regarding their prevalence among the underserved indigenous people (Orang Asli) living in communitie...