Open AccessSeroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi among the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia
Author(s) -
CheeSieng Khor,
Habibi Hassan,
NurulFarhana MohdRahim,
Josephine Rebecca Chandren,
Siti-Sarah Nor’e,
Jefree Johari,
Shih Keng Loong,
Juraina AbdJamil,
Jing Jing Khoo,
Hai Yen Lee,
Brian L. Pike,
Li Ping Wong,
Yvonne Ai Lian Lim,
Sazaly AbuBakar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11001
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , borrelia burgdorferi , lyme disease , marital status , residence , indigenous , medicine , demography , geography , environmental health , immunology , population , antibody , biology , serology , ecology , sociology
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 areas abundant with the vector for Lyme disease. Here, we described the seroprevalence of Borellia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi) among the OA and demographic variables that could be associated with seroprevalence.
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