Hygiene and restraint of pigs is associated with absence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in a rural community of Mexico

• Главные авторы: Vázquez-Flores Sonia (Автор), Ballesteros-Rodea Gilberto (Автор), Flisser Ana (Автор), Schantz Peter M. (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective. To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated to pig cysticercosis in a rural community of Veracruz, Mexico. Material and Methods. Swine cysticercosis was diagnosed by tongue palpation and circulating antibodies in pigs kept in 178 household backyards. Risk factors were assessed...