Taeniasis and cysticercosis prevalence in a small village from Northeastern Brazil
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
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60(2A): 219-223, June 2002. tab
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RESUMO
Although not considered as an endemic region, the Northeast of Brazil has the necessary conditions for the development of taeniasis-cysticercosis complex. In a previous paper, we demonstrated that Mulungu do Morro municipality, in the State of Bahia, has a high seroprevalence to cysticercosis in epileptic patients. OBJECTIVE:
to determine the prevalence of taeniasis and positive cysticercosis serology in the population of Mulungu do Morro.METHOD:
blood and stool samples were collected from a random sampling of the population, by family. The identification of antibodies against T. solium cysticerci was made by EITB and T. solium antigens were identified using a polyclonal antibody-capture ELISA.RESULTS:
the cysticercosis seroprevalence was 1.6 percent (C.I. = 0.8 to 2.8 percent) and the taeniasis prevalence 4.5 percent (C.I. = 3.0 to 6.5 percent). Seropositivity to cysticercosis was higher among those who lived in a house of a person testing positive for coproantigen, p=0.017.CONCLUSION:
our results demonstrate that the taeniasis-cysticercosis complex is endemic in Mulungu do Morro. We believe that all areas in the world with the same socio-economic and sanitary characteristics are likely to have high prevalence of this parasite
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Asunto principal:
Teniasis
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Cisticercosis
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
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Recién Nacido
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Asunto de la revista:
Neurología
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Psiquiatria
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
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México
Institución/País de afiliación:
Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos/MX
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Universidade Federal da Bahia/BR
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