Evidence for high seroprevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in individuals from three rural communities in Venezuela

A serological study was undertaken in 1998 to evaluate levels of Taenia solium cysticercosis in 3 rural Venezuelan communities. Infection with viable metacestodes was diagnosed with a trapping enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that detects a secreted product of viable parasites. Anti-metaces...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2003-09, Vol.97 (5), p.522-526
Hauptverfasser:	Ferrer, Elizabeth, Cabrera, Zully, Rojas, Glenda, Lares, Maria, Vera, Andez, Alarcon de Noya, Belkis, Fernandez, Iris, Urdaneta Romero, Haidee, Harrison, Leslie J.S., Parkhouse, R. Michael E., Milagros Cortez, M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ab-ELISA Adolescent Adult Ag-ELISA Aged Aged, 80 and over Antibodies, Helminth - blood Antigens, Helminth - blood Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Cysticercosis Cysticercosis - epidemiology Cysticercosis - immunology Diseases caused by cestodes Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Helminthic diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Parasitic diseases Rural Health Seroepidemiologic Studies seroprevalence Taenia solium Taenia solium - immunology Venezuela Venezuela - epidemiology
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