seroprevalence and risk factors of human cysticercosis in a community of shandong, china. | a community-based seroepidemiologic survey on taenia solium cysticercosis in humans was carried out in shandong province, china. blood specimens from 2,898 residents were collected and examined for anti-cysticercus antibody. information on demographic and potential risk factors was obtained using a standardized questionnaire. the overall seroprevalence of cysticercosis was 3.2%. seropositivity tended to increase with age ranging from 1.8% in children under 6 years of age to 5.7% in those over 60 ... | 1996 | 9279990 |
risk factors for human cysticercosis morbidity: a population-based case-control study. | a population-based case-control study to determine social and behavioural risk factors for taenia solium cysticercosis in humans was carried out in a rural area. shandong province, china. forty-eight cases with cysticercosis were ascertained through a prevalence survey conducted among 7281 persons in 1993. for each case, four controls residing in the same village and matched for age and sex were randomly selected. information regarding demographic, social and behavioural factors was collected du ... | 1997 | 9363022 |
[epidemiological study on taeniasis and cysticercosis in shandong province]. | to investigate current epidemiological status of taenia solium infection and cysticercosis in shandong province. | 2002 | 12567536 |
[survey of intestinal parasitic infections and related knowledge and behavior of residents in jiaodong area of shandong province]. | to understand the status of intestinal parasitic infections and the related knowledge and behavior in residents of jiaodong area of shandong province, so as to provide the evidence for making an appropriate preventive and control strategy. | 2014 | 25434133 |
a review of the control of clonorchiasis sinensis and taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in china. | clonorchiasis sinensis and taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis are major foodborne parasitoses. clonorchiasis sinensis is actively transmitted in some areas of china, korea, russia, vietnam, etc. currently, it is estimated that more than 200 million people are at risk of infection, 15-20 million people are infected, and 1.5-2 million show symptoms or complications. in china, it is relatively heavily transmitted in zhujiang river delta, including hong kong and macao, and northeast china, where ... | 2012 | 23052782 |