| dipstick dot elisa for the detection of taenia coproantigens in humans. | a dipstick dot elisa for detection of taenia-specific coproantigens was developed. the test was based on a sandwich elisa using antibodies raised against adult taenia solium. antibodies were absorbed to nitrocellulose paper previously adhered to acetate plastic to form dipsticks. once blocked with 5% skimmed milk and dried the antibody-coated dipsticks were stable for several weeks at room temperature. both micro and dot elisa formats were genus specific although the dot elisa was less sensitive ... | 1993 | 8356000 |
| field trial of the coproantigen-based diagnosis of taenia solium taeniasis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. | a microplate-type enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of taenia species antigen in human feces was tested in field studies undertaken in two guatemalan communities. the test was based on immunoglobulin g antibodies from a rabbit hyperimmunized to taenia solium proglottides. comparison was made with microscopy and patient interviews as a means of diagnosis. the coproantigen test result was positive in 79 of the 1,582 fecal samples examined. parasitologic confirmation was made in 5 ... | 1996 | 8615446 |
| epidemiology of intestinal taeniasis in four, rural, guatemalan communities. | there is relatively little epidemiological information on human intestinal taeniasis, particularly that due to taenia solium. the current study involved analysis of data collected from four, rural communities in the department of jutiapa, guatemala, between 1991 and 1994. overall, 92 cases of intestinal taeniasis were identified, giving a mean prevalence of 2.7% (92/3399). almost all (98%) of the 56 worms identified to species level were t. solium. female subjects were significantly more likely ... | 1996 | 8762405 |
| epidemiology of taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis in two rural guatemalan communities. | taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis are known to be endemic in guatemala but no studies had been undertaken in rural communities where transmission was thought to occur. two adjacent communities, quesada and el jocote, in the department of jutiapa were selected. the former had considerably better sanitary infrastructure than the latter. the seroprevalence of antibodies detected in humans by immunoblot to t. solium metacestode glycoprotein antigens was 10% and 17% and the prevalence of inte ... | 1996 | 8842116 |
| mass chemotherapy for intestinal taenia solium infection: effect on prevalence in humans and pigs. | mass treatment of the human population with niclosamide was carried out in 2 villages in rural guatemala where taenia solium was endemic, to determine how this would affect the epidemiology of the parasite. intestinal taeniasis was diagnosed by microscopy and coproantigen testing, and porcine cysticercosis by a specific western blot. before mass treatment, the prevalence of human taeniasis was 3.5%; 10 months after treatment it was 1%, a significant decrease (p < 10(-4)). all tapeworms that coul ... | 1997 | 9463679 |
| neurocysticercosis in an italian traveler to latin america. | neurocysticercosis is rarely reported in short-term travelers, although the disease remains a major public health problem in tropical regions. we present a case of neurocysticercosis that was probably acquired by ingestion of taenia solium eggs contained in the stomach of a pig butchered by the traveler. complete clinical resolution was obtained by medical treatment, underlying the importance of early suspicion and diagnosis of the disease. | 1999 | 10072146 |
| an epidemiological study of epilepsy and epileptic seizures in two rural guatemalan communities. | a cross-sectional epidemiological study of two communities in guatemala, el jocote and quesada, was conducted to determine the prevalence of epilepsy and epileptic seizures. an initial screening questionnaire was applied to detect individuals who had possibly suffered seizures in the past. these individuals were then examined more thoroughly by a neurologist, to confirm or reject them as cases of epilepsy. the crude prevalences of epilepsy so revealed were 28 cases/1000 in el jocote and 29 cases ... | 2001 | 11299123 |