A scoping review of the prevalence of fascioliasis in Malaysia and risk factors for infection

Mohamad Ahmad, Najib and Noor Jamil, N. I. and Wan Abdul, W. W. N. A. and Arizam Muhamad, Faez and Zainuddin, Shafizol

MJMS The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (2020) 27: 22–36

DOI: 10.21315/mjms2020.27.1.3

Abstract

This review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of ruminant and human fascioliasis in Malaysia and to identify research gaps in knowledge of the prevalence of fascioliasis in Malaysia and risk factors for the disease using available evidence-based data. We conducted a scoping review based on the framework of Arksey and O’Malley. The preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses were used to guide the review process. The citation search was performed between May and September 2018. Using specific keywords, literature published between 1998 to September 2018 was retrieved from electronic databases. Six articles related to fascioliasis in Malaysia were included in the final review from 1,932 screened articles and reports. Five studies focused on ruminants, including cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats in the states of Terengganu and Perak. The most frequent ruminant fascioliasis outbreaks involved cattle and goats, with a prevalence of 82%-95% and these outbreaks occurred in Terengganu. Only one study examined the risk of fascioliasis in cattle. In the study, the age and sex of the cattle were important risk-related parameters. The search returned only one documented report of a suspected case of human fascioliasis with an atypical clinical presentation. At present, human fascioliasis in Malaysia remains under-reported and its prevalence remains unknown. The data summarised in this review based on existing evidence identifies research gaps on fascioliasis in ruminants and humans.

Citation

Mohamad Ahmad, N., Noor Jamil, N. I., Wan Abdul, W. W. N. A., Arizam Muhamad, F., & Zainuddin, S. (2020). A scoping review of the prevalence of fascioliasis in Malaysia and risk factors for infection. MJMS The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 27(1), 22–36. https://doi.org/10.21315/mjms2020.27.1.3 cattle, meta-analysis, ruminants, man, data analysis, disease prevalence, epidemiology, literature reviews, human diseases, sheep, helminthoses, helminths, infections, parasites, parasitoses, risk factors, clinical aspects, outbreaks, goats, trematode infections, Malaysia, parasitic diseases, parasitic infestations, parasitosis, Protozoan, Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans [VV220], Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals [LL822], parasitic worms, clinical picture, buffaloes, Fasciola, fascioliasis, fluke infections, symptoms, Trematoda

Keywords

• cattle
• meta-analysis
• ruminants
• man
• data analysis
• disease prevalence
• epidemiology
• literature reviews
• human diseases
• sheep
• helminthoses
• helminths
• infections
• parasites
• parasitoses
• risk factors
• clinical aspects
• outbreaks
• goats
• trematode infections
• Malaysia
• parasitic diseases
• parasitic infestations
• parasitosis
• Protozoan
• Helminth and Arthropod Parasites of Humans [VV220]
• Protozoan
• Helminth
• Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals [LL822]
• parasitic worms
• clinical picture
• buffaloes
• Fasciola
• fascioliasis
• fluke infections
• symptoms
• Trematoda