Mokhtar, Anis Syahirah and Sahimin, Norhidayu and Hanapi, Izzah Ruzana Mohd and Lau, Yee Ling and Zain, Siti Nursheena Mohd and AbuBakar, Sazaly and Ya'cob, Zubaidah (2021) Molecular survey of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation among disadvantaged children in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 38 (4). pp. 590-593. ISSN 0127-5720, DOI https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.4.102.
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Ectoparasitic infestations including pediculosis capitis are common in people of disadvantaged communities as they live in overcrowded institutions, a condition that often favourable for disease transmission. In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of head lice infestation among disadvantaged children aged between five to 14 years-old living in five poor conditions located across the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Of total 335 children examined, 14% were positively infected with head lice. Molecular analysis using the universal cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding gene on total of 167 head lice collected in this study indicated they are belonging to the A and C clades; confirming the global distribution of clade A and expansion of clade C in Southeast Asia, which is reported for the first time in Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (Higher Institution Centre of Excellence Program)[MO002-2019], Impact Oriented Interdisciplinary Research Grant[IIRG002A-2020SAH] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COI;DNA barcoding;Disadvantaged children;Head lice;Malaysia |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology R Medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Divisions: | Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2022 04:02 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2022 04:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35293 |
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