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

• Main Authors: César M Jayashi (Author), Gianfranco Arroyo (Author), Marshall W Lightowlers (Author), Héctor H García (Author), Silvia Rodríguez (Author), Armando E Gonzalez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...