Serological Evidence for a High Incidence of Transmission of Rickettsia Tsutsugamushi in Two Orang Asli Settlements in Peninsular Malaysia
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 27 (1) , 121-124
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1978.27.121
Abstract
Two communities of Orang Asli (aborigines) in Peninsular Malaysia were observed for evidence of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi infection over periods of 1–8 mo. Sequential sera were examined for antibody by the indirect immunofluorescence test. The incidence of infection in the two self-selected populations in the two communities was calculated to be 3.9% per month and 3.2% per month.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Adaptation of a Microimmunofluorescence Test to the Study of Human Rickettsia Tsutsugamushi AntibodyThe American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1976
- PREVALENCE OF SCRUB TYPHUS ANTIBODIES IN RESIDENTS OF WEST MALAYSIA1976