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Emerg Infect Dis
; 21(10): 1824-6, 2015 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26401787
RESUMO
We tested refugee camp residents on the Thailand-Myanmar border for Taenia solium infection. Taeniasis prevalence was consistent with that for other disease-endemic regions, but seropositivity indicating T. solium taeniasis was rare. Seropositivity indicating cysticercosis was 5.5% in humans, and 3.2% in pigs. Corralling pigs and providing latrines may control transmission of these tapeworms within this camp.