Dengue epidemic in Malaysia: urban versus rural comparison of dengue immunoglobulin G seroprevalence among Malaysian adults aged 35-74 years.

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Abstract

A periodic serosurvey of dengue seroprevalence is vital to determine the prevalence of dengue in countries where this disease is endemic. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dengue immunoglobulin G (IgG) seropositivity among healthy Malaysian adults living in urban and rural areas.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg

Title: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1878-3503

ISSN (Print): 0035-9203

Publication date (Electronic): November 06 2020

Volume: 114

Issue: 11

Affiliations

[1 ] UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia.

[2 ] Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8523, Japan.

[3 ] Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia.

[4 ] Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Kanagawa, 253-0087, Japan.

[5 ] National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 5879489

DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa056

PubMed ID: 32735681

SO-VID: 003c29e2-bc0c-47a5-8230-e050a7937ded

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Keywords: adult,cross-sectional study,dengue IgG,seroprevalence

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Keywords: adult, cross-sectional study, dengue IgG, seroprevalence

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