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This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dengue immunoglobulin G (IgG) seropositivity among healthy Malaysian adults living in urban and rural areas.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 2598 serum samples (1417 urban samples, 1181 rural samples) were randomly collected from adults ages 35\u201374\u00a0y. The presence of the dengue IgG antibody and neutralising antibodies to dengue virus (DENV) 1\u20134 was determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the plaque reduction neutralisation test assay, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of dengue IgG seropositivity was 85.39% in urban areas and 83.48% in rural areas. The seropositivity increased with every 10-y increase in age. Ethnicity was associated with dengue seropositivity in urban areas but not in rural areas. The factors associated with dengue seropositivity were sex and working outdoors. 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