Prevalence and risk factors associated with human Taenia solium infections in Mbozi District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Gloria Mwanjali (Author), Charles Kihamia (Author), Deodatus Vitalis Conatus Kakoko (Author), Faustin Lekule (Author), Helena Ngowi (Author), Maria Vang Johansen (Author), Stig Milan Thamsborg (Author), Arve Lee Willingham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniosis is emerging as a serious public health and economic problem in many developing countries. This study was conducted to determine prevalence and risk factors of human T. solium infections in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. METHODS AND FINDINGS: A cross-section...