Seroprevalence of cysticercosis in North Indian population

Shukla, Neha; Husain, Nuzhat; Venkatesh, Vimala; Masood, Jamal; Husain, Mazhar

doi:10.1016/s1995-7645(10)60144-7

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“…The higher seroprevalence rate in the present study maybe due to a hospital based study and the study population included presented with clinical symptoms of cysticercosis. 13 2005 California, USA 1.1 Xu et al, 15 2010 Philippines 24.6 Mestrovic et al, 16 2011 Croatia 1.5 Mwape et al, 17 2013 Zambia 36.0 Coral et al, 18 2014 Ecuador 31.22 Moyano et al, 11 2016 Peru 36.9 Our study is in accordance to an institutional based study carried out in Chinakakani district, Andhra Pradesh (4) which showed a seroprevalence of 56%.In contrast to our study, a cross sectional study carried out in Lucknow in both urban and rural settings showed an overall seroprevalence of cysticercosis to be 3.48% only (9).…”

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Seroprevalence of Human Cysticercosis in a Tertiary Care Center in South India

Rajkumari¹,

Anantabolta²,

Langbang³

et al. 2020

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Seroprevalence of Human Cysticercosis in a Tertiary Care Center in South India

Rajkumari¹,

Anantabolta²,

Langbang³

et al. 2020

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…Worldwide pork tapeworm infections prevail in poor-subsistence-farming communities in low-and middle-income countries [9][10][11]. Taeniosis has been reported in Europe to range from 0.05 to 0.27% and ranges from 0 to 17.25% in Africa, Asia, and Latin America [4].…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Mbulu District, Northern Tanzania

Bandi,

Ngowi,

Mpolya

et al. 2024

Zoonotic Diseases

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Background: Taeniosis and cysticercosis are human infections caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. This study is a baseline for community-based intervention. We determined the prevalence of human cysticercosis and associated risk factors following a deworming program conducted throughout the country, with Mbulu District being among the districts in Northern Tanzania. Methods: Human cysticercosis was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Ag- ELISA). Household interviews and observations were conducted to identify risk factors for cysticercosis transmissions among households and communities. Results: Three hundred individuals participated in this study. The age ranged from 5 to 89 years, with a median of 19 years. The prevalence of human cysticercosis was 23 (7.67%). The prevalence was high with 6 (11.76%) among individuals aged 26 to 35 years and ±45 years. There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence by age group, sex, or occupation. Among the 300 participants, 82 (27.3%) had received anthelmintics during the previous year; among these, 5 (21.7%) were infected. The likelihood of infection was low among anthelmintic users by 28% [0.72 (0.26–2.01)], but the protection was not significant. The communities differed in risk factors on the availability of a clean and safe water supply; 52.7% (46/86) of households visited had no pit latrine. The cysticercosis prevalence showed a significant difference in communities. Conclusions: The prevalence of human cysticercosis was high and associated with higher age groups. The prevalence was low among those who had taken anthelmintics and was associated with lower age groups. The current school deworming program has a positive effect on school children, while the elderly are at higher risk because the intervention did not target them. It is recommended to scale up anthelmintic intervention to higher age groups.

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“…Worldwide pork tapeworm infections prevail in poor subsistence farming communities in low and middle-income countries (Mwape et al, 2013;Rojas et al, 2019;Shukla et al, 2010). Taeniasis has 2 been reported in Europe to range from 0.05-0.27% and ranges from 0-17.25% in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (Okello & Thomas, 2017).…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Mbulu District, Northern Tanzania

Bandi,

Ngowi,

Mpolya

et al. 2023

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Background: Taeniasis and cysticercosis are human infections caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. This study is a baseline for the Community-based intervention. We determined the prevalence of human cysticercosis and associated risk factors following deworming program conducted throughout the country, Mbulu District being among the districts in Northern Tanzania.Methods: Human cysticercosis was determined by enzyme-linked Immunosorbent assay (Ag- ELISA). Household interviews and observations were conducted to identify risk factors for cysticercosis transmissions among households and communities. Results: Three hundred individuals participated in the study. The age ranged from five to 89 years, with a median of 19 years. The prevalence of human cysticercosis was 23(7.67%). The prevalence was high 6(11.76%) among individuals aged 26 to 35 years and ±45 years. There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence by age group, sex, or occupation. Among the 300 participants, 82(27.3%) had received anthelmintic during the previous year; among these, 5(21.7%) were infected. The likelihood of infection was low among anthelmintic users by 28% [0.72 (0.26-2.01)], but the protection was not significant. The communities differed in risk factors on the availability of clean and safe water supply; 52.7% (46/86) of households visited had no pit latrine. The cysticercosis prevalence showed a significant difference by communities. Conclusion: The prevalence of human cysticercosis was high and associated with higher age groups. The prevalence was low among those who had taken anthelmintic and was associated with lower age groups. The school current school deworming program has a positive effect for school children meanwhile the elderly are at higher risk because the intervention did not target them. It is recommended to scale up anthelmintic intervention to higher age groups.

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Seroprevalence of cysticercosis in North Indian population

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Seroprevalence of Human Cysticercosis in a Tertiary Care Center in South India

Seroprevalence of Human Cysticercosis in a Tertiary Care Center in South India

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Mbulu District, Northern Tanzania

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Mbulu District, Northern Tanzania

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