Publications

[cysticercosis in the port of mahajanga: more frequent than we thought!].	a seroepidemiological survey was carried out in july 1999 to assess the prevalence of cysticercosis in general population in the mahajanga city (west of madagascar). blood specimens were collected from a randomised sample including 626 individuals more than 2 years old. elisa and confirmative immunoblot techniques (eitb) were used to measure cysticercus cellulosae antibodies. the overall prevalence by elisa test was 19% (15.8-22.7% ci95%). among positive cases, 87% were also positive by eitb. cy ...	2000	12463033
[the current epidemiological situation of cysticercosis in madagascar].	being associated to fecal-oral transmission, cysticercosis is contracted either by auto-infection or by ingestion of food contaminated with eggs from the pork tape worm (taenia solium). in the stomach, the larvae named cysticercus (cysticercus cellulosae) hatches from the eggs and invades the host through the mucosa membrane. human cysticercosis occurs in highly prevalent proportions in many developing countries including madagascar where hygiene conditions are deplicable. serology tests applica ...	2003	15678816