Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi among the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia

• Published in: Journal of infection in developing countries Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 449 - 454
• Main Authors: Khor, Chee-Sieng, Hassan, Habibi, Mohd-Rahim, Nurul-Farhana, Chandren, Josephine Rebecca, Nore, Siti-Sarah, Johari, Jefree, Loong, Shih-Keng, Abd-Jamil, Juraina, Khoo, Jing-Jing, Lee, Hai-Yen, Pike, Brian L, Li-Ping, Wong, Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian, AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 01.05.2019; The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
• Subjects: Borrelia burgdorferi; infectious diseases; Lyme disease; Malaysia; Native peoples; Orang Asli; ticks; Malaysia; Orang Asli; Lyme disease; Borrelia burgdorferi; Malaysia; ticks; infectious diseases

Introduction: Lyme disease has been well-described in the North America and European countries. However, information is still very limited in the developing countries including Malaysia. The Orang Asli (OA), the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia reside mostly in the forest and forest fringe a...