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Laboratory diagnostics/services

Acarology diagnostics test

INSTITUTE/
DIVISION/ TEST DATE REMARKS
DEPARTMENT Identification and Dust samples collected

Infectious Diseases Research Centre (IDRC) 1 Muallim District Health infestation of school 17 January 2020 showed only presence of
control of acari
from student’s dormitory
house dust mites; while
children at Slim
Office & Perak State
River, Perak upon
samples from symptomatic
Health Department
complaints of skin
skin scrapping did not
itchiness
recover any scabies mites.
Identification of acari
and other arthropods Identification through
in dust samples
Muallim District Health photos of acari sent
2 Office & Perak State collected from hostel 18 February 2020 showed the presence of
at Air Kuning, Perak
Health Department house dust mites and other
upon complaints insects.
regarding skin
itchiness
Muallim District Health Identification of ticks
3 Office & Perak State attacking a residential 22 April 2020 The ticks were identified as
Rhipicephalus sp.
Health Department area in Muallim, Perak.
Identification
Hilir Perak District and control of A skin scraping sample
Health Office, from one of the detainees
4 scabies infection in 8 September 2020
Perak State Health Immigration Detention showed presence of
Department scabies mites’ eggs
Depot in Langkap
Muallim District Health Identification of acari Acari were identified as
5 15 September 2020
Office, Perak received from public dust mites
Identification of
Hilir Perak District chiggers collected The samples were
6 22 September 2020
Health Office from area with Scrub identified as chiggers
Typhus case