Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil transmitted helminth infections: A comparison between Negritos (indigenous) in inland jungle and those in resettlement at town peripheries

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Prevalence, intensity and associated risk factors of soil transmitted helminth infections: A comparison between Negritos (indigenous) in inland jungle and those in resettlement at town peripheries

Background Formerly known as the Malaysian hunter gatherers, the Negrito Orang Asli (OA) were heavily dependent on the forest for sustenance and early studies indicated high prevalence of intestinal parasitism. Initiation of a redevelopment program in the 1970s aimed to demarginalize the OA was expe...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Author:	Muslim A.; Sofian S.M.; Shaari S.A.; Hoh B.-P.; Lim Y.A.-L.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science 2019
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85065554538&doi=10.1371%2fjournal.pntd.0007331&partnerID=40&md5=d1a08f43a8deb1cbe0cc06e2c9ae9d6d

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