Molecular epidemiology of amoebiasis in Malaysia: Highlighting the different risk factors of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar infections among Orang Asli communities

► Most Entamoeba-positive subjects were infected with Entamoeba dispar. ► The dynamic transmission of the three Entamoeba spp. was different. ► Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis symptoms were associated with Entamoeba histolytica infection.