Human and porcine Taenia solium infection in rural north India

被引:33
作者
Prasad, KN [1 ]
Chawla, S
Jain, D
Pandey, CM
Pal, L
Pradhan, S
Gupta, RK
机构
[1] Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad Inst Med Sci, Dept Microbiol, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
[2] Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad Inst Med Sci, Dept Radiodiag, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
[3] Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad Inst Med Sci, Dept Biostat, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
[4] Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad Inst Med Sci, Dept Pathol, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
[5] Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad Inst Med Sci, Dept Neurol, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
关键词
taeniasis; cysticercosis; neurocysticercosis; Taenia solium; prevalence; India;
D O I
10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90423-2
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
72 members of a pig farming community and 50 slaughtered pigs in Uttar Pradesh, India, were examined between November 2000 and June 2001 for Taenia solium infection. 27 of the human subjects (38%) had intestinal taeniasis and 7 (9.7%) had reported seizures. All 3 of the latter who were examined had neurocysticercosis. 13 of the pigs (26%) had cysticercosis. Such high prevalences indicate the need for detailed assessment of the disease burden in this community.
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页码:515 / 516
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