Seroprevalence and risk factors for Taenia solium cysticercosis in rural pigs of northern Peru.

• Váldodahkkit: César M Jayashi (Dahkki), Gianfranco Arroyo (Dahkki), Marshall W Lightowlers (Dahkki), Héctor H García (Dahkki), Silvia Rodríguez (Dahkki), Armando E Gonzalez (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Taenia solium is a cestode parasite that causes cysticercosis in both humans and pigs. A serological survey was undertaken to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with porcine cysticercosis in the rural district of Morropon, Peru. Pigs aged between 2 and 60 months were assessed by t...