Taenia solium cysticercosis hotspots surrounding tapeworm carriers: clustering on human seroprevalence but not on seizures.

Taenia solium cysticercosis hotspots surrounding tapeworm carriers: clustering on human seroprevalence but not on seizures.

Neurocysticercosis accounts for 30%-50% of all late-onset epilepsy in endemic countries. We assessed the clustering patterns of Taenia solium human cysticercosis seropositivity and seizures around tapeworm carriers in seven rural communities in Peru.The presence of T. solium-specific antibodies was...

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Main Authors: Andres G Lescano, Hector H Garcia, Robert H Gilman, Cesar M Gavidia, Victor C W Tsang, Silvia Rodriguez, Lawrence H Moulton, Manuel V Villaran, Silvia M Montano, Armando E Gonzalez, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2625436?pdf=render

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