Socio-demographic determinants of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in migrant workers of Peninsular Malaysia

Sahimin, N; Lim, Y A L; Ariffin, F; Behnke, J M; Basáñez, M-G; Walker, M; Lewis, J W; Noordin, R; Abdullah, K A; Mohd Zain, S N

Abstract

The number of migrants working in Malaysia has increased sharply since the 1970’s and there is concern that infectious diseases endemic in other (e.g. neighbouring) countries may be inadvertently imported. Compulsory medical screening prior to entering the workforce does not include parasitic infections such as toxoplasmosis. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection among migrant workers in Peninsular Malaysia by means of serosurveys conducted on a voluntary basis among low-skilled and semi-skilled workers from five working sectors, namely, manufacturing, food service, agriculture and plantation, construction and domestic work.

Citation

Sahimin, N., Lim, Y. A. L., Ariffin, F., Behnke, J. M., Basáñez, M.-G., Walker, M., Lewis, J. W., Noordin, R., Abdullah, K. A., & Mohd Zain, S. N. (2017). Socio-demographic determinants of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in migrant workers of Peninsular Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2167-8

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 2, 2017
• Publication Date: May 15, 2017
• Deposit Date: Nov 22, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 22, 2017
• Journal: Parasites & Vectors
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 238
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2167-8
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1391935