Hygiene and restraint of pigs is associated with absence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in a rural community of Mexico La higiene y el confinamiento de cerdos están asociados con la ausencia de cisticercosis por Taenia solium en una comunidad rural de México
Objective. To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated to pig cysticercosis in a rural community of Veracruz, Mexico. Material and Methods. Swine cysticercosis was diagnosed by tongue palpation and circulating antibodies in pigs kept in 178 household backyards. Risk factors were assessed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
2001-12-01
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| Series: | Salud Pública de México |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342001000600009 |