Taeniasis and cysticercosis prevalence in a small village from Northeastern Brazil Prevalência de teníase e sorologia positiva para cisticercose em Mulungu do Morro, Bahia

Taeniasis and cysticercosis prevalence in a small village from Northeastern Brazil Prevalência de teníase e sorologia positiva para cisticercose em Mulungu do Morro, Bahia

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 epi...

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Main Authors: Irenio Gomes, Marielza Veiga, Emília Katiane Embiruçu, Rosângela Rabelo, Bernardo Mota, Antonio Meza-Lucas, Raquel Tapia-Romero, Bertha Laura Carrillo-Becerril, Isabel Alcántara-Anguiano, Dolores Correa, Ailton Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2002-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
cisticercose
teníase
epidemiologia
prevalência
fatores de risco
cysticercosis
taeniasis
epidemiology
prevalence
risk factors
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