Aspectos epidemiológicos da teníase-cisticercose na área endêmica de Lagamar, MG / Epidemiological aspects of cysticercosis due to Taenia solium in the endemic area of Lagamar, MG

ABSTRACT

An epidemiological inquiry of humancysticercosis due to Taenia solium was carried out in Lagamar, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, in 1992. A survey of 1109 houses with 3344 inhabitants was made. The inquiry included 875 (86 per cent) families and the questionnaire was answered by an informer, who was the father in 80 per cent of the cases. One hundred pigsties, sheltering 406 swines in extremely precarious conditions, were found in 100 (11.4 per cent) houses. A history on taeniasis in some member of the family was verified in 300 (34.2 per cent) houses. A history of seizures was referred to by 125 (14.2 per cent) of families. The outset of convulsion in adult age was characterized in 39 (37.8 per cent) families. A history of mental disorder was reported in 53 (6.0 per cent) of houses. Stool examinations were positive for Taenia spp in 24 (1.3 per cent) of samples examined per cent.