Seroprevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei var canis antibodies among aborigines in peninsular Malaysia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1996 Mar; 27(1): 53-6
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31252
ABSTRACT
The Aborigines or Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia who are still seminomadic are known to have a close association with dogs. In this study, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect anti-Sarcoptes scabiei var canis antibodies in this community as a measure of exposure to the mite. Out of 312 Orang Asli tested, 24.7% were positive for polyvalent anti-Sarcoptes antibodies. No significant difference was found between the positive rates in males (26.1%) and females (23.6%). Only 1.9% were positive for IgA and none was positive for IgE anti-Sarcoptes antibodies. Since there were very few patients with clinical manifestation of scabies, there is a possibility that continuous exposure to the dogs mite confers cross-protective immunity in the community against human scabies.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Lapins
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Sarcopte scabiei
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Gale
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Immunoglobuline A
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Immunoglobuline E
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Test ELISA
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Études séroépidémiologiques
Type d'étude:
Etude d'incidence
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Étude observationnelle
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Étude de prévalence
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Étude pronostique
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Facteurs de risque
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Année:
1996
Type:
Article
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