| cysticercosis of the brain in dogs in méxico city. | in a study of 150 dogs with neurologic disorders, on the prevalence and location of cysticercus cellulosae, 3 (2%) were parasitized and several c cellulosae were located in subarachnoid spaces, cerebral cortex, white matter, and ventricles of the brain. a chronic inflammatory exudate was found in host tissues surrounding the parasites. unlike human infected brains, basal granulomatous inflammation or cysticercus racemosus were not found in the canine brain tissues. | 1977 | 931147 |
| prevalence and risk of cysticercosis and taeniasis in an urban population of soldiers and their relatives. | to determine markers of taenia solium transmission and risk factors in an urban community, we studied 1,000 soldiers from a military camp in mexico city and their relatives. serum samples were used to detect antigens and antibodies and fecal specimens were examined for taenia coproantigens and helminth eggs. prevalences of 12.2% and 5.8% for cysticercosis were found among soldiers and their relatives, respectively. taeniasis was found in 0.5% and none of the groups, respectively. relatives of so ... | 1999 | 10497976 |