The problem of Taeniasis and Cysticercosis in Irian Jaya, Indonesia

The disease, caused by the adult and larva of Taenia solium, spread to the western part of Irian Jaya crossing the border of Indonesian to Papua New Guinea. Twenty local health centers reported 638 and 945 new cases with epileptic seizures in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Questionnaires were distribu...

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Main Authors: Sri S. Margono, Akira Ito, Thomas Suroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia 2001-05-01
Series:Medical Journal of Indonesia
Online Access:http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/18