Infection patterns of scabies and tinea between inland and resettled indigenous Negrito communities in Peninsular Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: Skin infections cause significant health burden and affect underserved communities such as the indigenous Negrito communities disproportionately. There is only one study that has addressed skin infections among the Negrito communities, which is the smallest and most isolated indigenous tribe in Peninsular Malaysia, with approximately 6,500 individuals remaining in northern and central Peninsular Malaysia. This study, which aims to update the infection patterns of scabies and tinea among the Negrito communities, recruited 361 participants from eight villages representing all six Negrito subtribes. The results revealed an overall skin infection prevalence of 35.6%, with scabies (11.7%), tinea versicolor (11.3%), and tinea imbricata (7.5%) as major infections, with no co-infection. Notably, i

SUBMITTER: Er YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11460705 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature