Seroprevalence to the antigens of Taenia solium cysticercosis among residents of three villages in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study.

• Main Authors: Hélène Carabin (Author), Athanase Millogo (Author), Nicolas Praet (Author), Sennen Hounton (Author), Zékiba Tarnagda (Author), Rasmané Ganaba (Author), Pierre Dorny (Author), Pascal Nitiéma (Author), Linda D Cowan (Author), Evaluation du Fardeau Economique de la Cysticercose Au Burkina Faso (EFECAB) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is limited published information on the prevalence of human cysticercosis in West Africa. The aim of this pilot study was to estimate the prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis antigens in residents of three villages in Burkina Faso.Three villages were selected: The village of Batondo, sele...