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

• Hauptverfasser: César M Jayashi (Verfasst von), Gianfranco Arroyo (Verfasst von), Marshall W Lightowlers (Verfasst von), Héctor H García (Verfasst von), Silvia Rodríguez (Verfasst von), Armando E Gonzalez (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...