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HYPERENDEMIC HUMAN AND PORCINE TAENIA SOLIUM INFECTION IN PERÚ
HÉCTOR H. GARCÍA
HÉCTOR H. GARCÍA
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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ROBERT H. GILMAN
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Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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ARMANDO E. GONZALEZ
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Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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MANUELA VERASTEGUI
MANUELA VERASTEGUI
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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SILVIA RODRIGUEZ
SILVIA RODRIGUEZ
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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CESAR GAVIDIA
CESAR GAVIDIA
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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VICTOR C. W. TSANG
VICTOR C. W. TSANG
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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NESTOR FALCON
NESTOR FALCON
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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ANDRES G. LESCANO
ANDRES G. LESCANO
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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LAWRENCE H. MOULTON
LAWRENCE H. MOULTON
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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TERESA BERNAL
TERESA BERNAL
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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MARCO TOVAR
MARCO TOVAR
Departments of Microbiology and Pathology, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú; Department of Transmissible Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Perú; Departments of International Health and Biostatistics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore; Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, Lima, Perú; School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
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The prevalence and characteristics of human taeniasis/cysticercosis and porcine cysticercosis were assessed in an endemic area of the Peruvian highlands. Individuals from 10 communities had stool examinations (N = 2,951) and serologic testing for Taenia solium antibodies (N = 2,583). The total porcine population present (N = 703) was also examined by serology. Cysticercosis is hyperendemic in this area and is associated with an important number of seizure cases. Human seroprevalence by village ranged from 7.1–26.9% (mean, 13.9%). Seroprevalence was higher among individuals with a history of seizures but not in those reporting a history of headache or intestinal taeniasis. Prevalence of taeniasis ranged from 0–6.7% (median, 2.5%). Coproantigen detection found 2.4 times more taeniasis cases than did microscopy (direct and after concentration). Age distribution for taeniasis showed a peak at younger ages than for seroprevalence. Porcine seroprevalence ranged from 42–75%. Random effects logistic regression models for human seropositivity demonstrated both in-house clustering of cases and a large increase in risk associated with a tapeworm carrier in the house. Besides confirming the close relationship between taeniasis and cysticercosis cases, this large-scale field study demonstrated early age of tapeworm and cysticercosis infections in humans, and short duration of taeniasis infections.
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Garcia HH, Martinez M, Gilman RH, Herrera G, Tsang VCW, Pilcher JB, Diaz F, Verastegui M, Gallo C, Porras M, Alvarado M, Naranjo J, Miranda E, and the Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú, 1991. Diagnosis of cysticercosis in endemic regions. Lancet 338 :549–551.
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Commission on Tropical Diseases, ILAE, 1994. Relationship between epilepsy and tropical diseases. Epilepsia 35 :89–93.
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White AC, 1997. Neurocysticercosis: a major cause of neurological disease worldwide. Clin Infect Dis 24 :101–113.
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Nash TE, Neva FA, 1984. Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral cysticercosis. N Engl J Med 311 :1492–1496.
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Gonzalez AE, Cama V, Gilman RU, Tsang VC, Pilcher JB, Chayera A, Castro M, Montenegro T, Verastegui M, Miranda E, 1990. Prevalence and comparison of serologic assays, necropsy, and tongue examination for the diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis in Perú. Am J Trop Med Hyg 43 :194–199.
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The Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú, 1993. The marketing of cysticercotic pigs in the Sierra of Perú. Bull World Health Organ 71 :223–228.
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Garcia-Noval J, Moreno E, De Mata F, Soto de Alfaro H, Fletes C, Craig PS, Allan JC, 2001. An epidemiological study of epilepsy and epileptic seizures in two rural Guatemalan communities. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 95 :167–175.
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Sarti E, Schantz PM, Avila G, Ambrosio J, Medina R, Flisser A, 2000. Mass treatment against human taeniasis for the control of cysticercosis: a population-based intervention study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 94 :85–89.
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Bern C, Garcia HH, Evans C, Gonzalez AE, Verastegui M, Tsang VCW, Gilman RH, 1999. Magnitude of the disease burden from neurocysticercosis in a developing country. Clin Inf Dis 29 :1203–1209.
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Sanchez AL, Lindback J, Schantz PM, Sone M, Sakai H, Medina MT, Ljungstrom I, 1999. A population-based, case-control study of Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 93 :247–258.
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Rodriguez R, Fraser A, Allan JC, Dominguez JL, Argaez F, Craig PS, 1999. Epidemiological study of Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in a rural village in Yucatan state, Mexico. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 93 :57–67.
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Garcia HH, Araoz R, Gilman RH, Valdez J, Gonzales AE, Gavidia C, Bravo ML, Tsang VCW, the Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú, 1998. Increased risk for cysticercosis and taeniasis among professional fried pork venders and the general population of a village in the Peruvian highlands. Am J Trop Med Hyg 59 :902–905.
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