Molecular epidemiology of amoebiasis in Malaysia: highlighting the different risk factors of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar infections among Orang Asli communities.

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Published in Int J Parasitol on October 30, 2012

Authors

Tengku Shahrul Anuar1, Hesham M Al-Mekhlafi, Mohamed Kamel Abdul Ghani, Edariah Abu Bakar, Siti Nor Azreen, Fatmah Md Salleh, Nuraffini Ghazali, Mekadina Bernadus, Norhayati Moktar

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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