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Seroprevalence of Hydatid Disease Among Migrant Workers in Malaysia

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Hydatid disease is not endemic in Malaysia; however, its migrant workers originate from neighboring countries where the disease is prevalent. Thus, this study was aimed at investigating the seroprevalence of hydatid disease among the workers. A total of 479 migrant workers were screened for hydatid disease. The sociodemographic information was collected, and serum samples were tested with a rapid dipstick test for hydatid disease called Hyd Rapid™. The present study showed that 13.6% of the migrant workers were found to be seropositive for hydatid disease. The highest seroprevalence was seen among Indian workers (29.41%), followed by Myanmarese (21.43%), Bangladeshis (14.92%), Nepalese (10.68%), and Indonesian (10.66%). This is the first study that highlights the likely presence of hydatid disease among the migrant workers in Malaysia, which may be of interest to the health authorities.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are very grateful to all volunteers from the participating companies and agencies, and the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Special thanks also go to all medical staff and nurses from University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) for their technical assistance. This work was supported by Universiti Sains Malaysia Dana Inovasi Awal (Grant No. 1001/CIPPM/AUPI00217); the University of Malaya, PPP Grant (PG040-2014A); and Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) from Ministry of Higher Education (FP015-2014B).

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  1. Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800, Penang, Malaysia

    Amjad Hayat Khan, Sam Khanbabaie, Muhammad Hafiznur Yunus, Zamrina Mohd Baharudeen & Rahmah Noordin

  2. Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain

  3. Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Norhidayu Sahimin

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Rahmah Noordin and Muhammad Hafiznur Yunus developed the prototype test (Hyd Rapid™) which may be of future commercial value. The other authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) Ethics Committee approved this study (Reference number: MECID NO: 20143-40).

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Khan, A.H., Khanbabaie, S., Yunus, M.H. et al. Seroprevalence of Hydatid Disease Among Migrant Workers in Malaysia. J Immigrant Minority Health 22, 1105–1108 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-01029-y

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