The incidence of human cysticercosis in a rural community of Eastern Zambia.

• Main Authors: Kabemba E Mwape (Author), Isaac K Phiri (Author), Nicolas Praet (Author), Niko Speybroeck (Author), John B Muma (Author), Pierre Dorny (Author), Sarah Gabriël (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A community-based longitudinal study was performed in the Eastern Province of Zambia, in which repeated serological samplings were done to determine the incidence of human cysticercosis. Three sampling rounds were carried out at six months intervals. A total of 867 participants presented for all thr...