Old focus of cysticercosis in a senegalese village revisited after half a century.
Acta Trop
; 119(2-3): 199-202, 2011 Aug.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-21605539
ABSTRACT
The objective of this epidemiological study was to determine whether cysticercosis and especially neurocysticercosis is endemic in Soutou village about half a century after the 1962 outbreak. This study was carried out from September 2009 to February 2010. It involved a questionnaire administration, serology, treatment, coproscopy and neuro-imaging. Four hundred and three serum samples were collected from the village people, which covered 94% of the village population. By using a parallel combination of the antigen-detection ELISA and the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) a cysticercosis seroprevalence of 11.9% (95% CI 8.9-15.4%) was found. Cerebral CT-scans showed that 23.3% (10/43) of the seropositives were affected by neurocysticercosis. Four out of these 43 (9.3%) were tapeworm carriers. Seropositivity was significantly associated to older age groups (41-60 years old; p=0.001 and 61-91 years old; p=0.028) and absence of a household toilet (p=0.001). It can be concluded that Soutou village is an active focus of Taenia solium cysticercosis about 50 years after the first reported epidemic outbreak.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cysticercosis
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Endemic Diseases
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Taenia solium
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Animals
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Trop
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
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