Author(s):
Gomes, Irenio ; Veiga, Marielza ; Embiruçu, Emília Katiane ; Rabelo, Rosângela ; Mota, Bernardo ; Lucas, Antonio Meza ; Tapia-Romero, Raquel ; Carrillo-Becerril, Bertha Laura ; Alcántara-Anguiano, Isabel ; Correa, Dolores ; Melo, Ailton de Souza ; Gomes, Irenio ; Veiga, Marielza ; Embiruçu, Emília Katiane ; Rabelo, Rosângela ; Mota, Bernardo ; Lucas, Antonio Meza ; Tapia-Romero, Raquel ; Carrillo-Becerril, Bertha Laura ; Alcántara-Anguiano, Isabel ; Correa, Dolores ; Melo, Ailton de Souza
Date: 2012
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Cysticercosis; Taeniasis; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk factors
Description
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Although not considered as an endemic region, the Northeast of Brazil has the necessary conditions for the development of taeniasis-cysticercosis complex. In a previous paper, we demonstrated that Mulungu do Morro municipality, in the State of Bahia, has a high seroprevalence to cysticercosis in epileptic patients. Objective: to determine the prevalence of taeniasis and positive cysticercosis serology in the population of Mulungu do Morro. Method: blood and stool samples were collected from a random sampling of the population, by family. The identification of antibodies against T. solium cysticerci was made by EITB and T. solium antigens were identified using a polyclonal antibody-capture ELISA. Results: the cysticercosis seroprevalence was 1.6% (C.I. = 0.8 to 2.8%) and the taeniasis prevalence 4.5% (C.I. = 3.0 to 6.5%). Seropositivity to cysticercosis was higher among those who lived in a house of a person testing positive for coproantigen, p=0.017. Conclusion: our results demonstrate that the taeniasis-cysticercosis complex is endemic in Mulungu do Morro. We believe that all areas in the world with the same socio-economic and sanitary characteristics are likely to have high prevalence of this parasite.
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