Publications by authors named "Rose Nani Binti Mudin"
The emergence of potentially life-threatening zoonotic malaria caused by nearly two decades ago has continued to challenge Malaysia healthcare. With a total of 376 infections notified in 2008, the number increased to 2,609 cases in 2020 nationwide. Numerous studies have been conducted in Malaysian Borneo to determine the association between environmental factors and knowlesi malaria transmission.
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- The Asia-Pacific aims to eliminate malaria by 2030, focusing on the radical cure using primaquine (PQ) and addressing obstacles in its delivery and effectiveness.
- In October 2017, a meeting involving 110 representatives from various countries discussed strategies to enhance community understanding of PQ, emphasizing the need for tailored education and health promotion programs.
- Effective adherence to treatment requires a comprehensive approach that considers sociocultural factors, alongside innovative methods for assessing the success of malaria elimination efforts.
Although infections in Malaysia are usually imported, a significant autochthonous outbreak of vivax malaria was detected in a remote indigenous (Orang Asli) settlement located in northern peninsular Malaysia. Between November 2016 and April 2017, 164 cases of infection were detected. Although 83.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacterization of 14,079 circulating dengue viruses in a cross-border surveillance program, UNITEDengue, revealed that the 2013 outbreaks in Singapore and Malaysia were associated with replacement of predominant serotype. While the predominant virus in Singapore switched from DENV2 to DENV1, DENV2 became predominant in neighboring Malaysia. Dominance of DENV2 was most evident on the southern states where higher fatality rates were observed.
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