Seroprevalence of Q Fever Among the Indigenous People (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia

• Published in: Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) Vol. 18; no. 3; p. 131
• Main Authors: Khor, Chee-Sieng, Mohd-Rahim, Nurul-Farhana, Hassan, Habibi, Chandren, Josephine Rebecca, Nore, Siti-Sarah, Johari, Jefree, Loong, Shih-Keng, Abd-Jamil, Juraina, Khoo, Jing-Jing, Lee, Hai-Yen, Pike, Brian L, Wong, Li Ping, Lim, Yvonne Ai-Lian, Zandi, Keivan, AbuBakar, Sazaly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Child; Child, Preschool; Coxiella burnetii - immunology; Ethnic Groups; Female; Humans; Malaysia - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Q Fever - blood; Q Fever - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Orang Asli; seroprevalence; Malaysia; Q fever; Coxiella burnetii; infectious diseases

Q fever is a disease caused by Coxiella burnetii. It is a disease of public health concern in many parts of the world. In this study, we described the seroprevalence of Q fever among selected populations of Orang Asli (OA), indigenous people, many of whom live within the forest fringe areas of Penin...