Taenia solium cysticercosis hotspots surrounding tapeworm carriers: clustering on human seroprevalence but not on seizures.

• Main Authors: Andres G Lescano (Author), Hector H Garcia (Author), Robert H Gilman (Author), Cesar M Gavidia (Author), Victor C W Tsang (Author), Silvia Rodriguez (Author), Lawrence H Moulton (Author), Manuel V Villaran (Author), Silvia M Montano (Author), Armando E Gonzalez (Author), Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neurocysticercosis accounts for 30%-50% of all late-onset epilepsy in endemic countries. We assessed the clustering patterns of Taenia solium human cysticercosis seropositivity and seizures around tapeworm carriers in seven rural communities in Peru.The presence of T. solium-specific antibodies was...