| epidemiologic observations on porcine cysticercosis in a rural community of michoacan state, mexico. | the prevalence of and risk factors for taenia solium infection (cysticercosis) in pigs were studied in a rural community in michoacan state, mexico. visual inspection of the tongues of 216 pigs revealed cysticerci in 14 (6.5%). the prevalence was slightly higher in male (10/105) than female pigs (4/110) (p = 0.06) and increased with age (p less than 0.05). the most important risk factors for infection in pigs were access to human feces at a public washing area (p = 0.004), the presence of an ind ... | 1992 | 1502782 |
| [taeniasis, amebiasis and other intestinal parasitosis in school age children from michoacan state, mexico]. | 92.3% schoolchildren aged 6-13 years of a mexican rural village, suspected foci of taenia solium cysticercosis were screened for intestinal parasites with the main purpose to know the infection rate by taeniasis. an stool sample was collected to schoolchildren of the village and 95.4% of a urban private school as comparative group. laboratory examinations were performed with the most accurate technics, included microscopies with an ocular micrometer. the general parasitation rate was 4 times hig ... | 1990 | 2360984 |
| epidemiological investigation of taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis in a rural village of michoacan state, mexico. | we performed a survey for taeniasis and cysticercosis among persons living in a mexican village where taenia solium infection in pigs was known to be enzootic. a standardized questionnaire was administered in all 577 households to obtain medical histories and information on demographic and environmental factors and on risk factors associated with transmission of infection. serum and/or stool specimens were obtained from 1005 volunteers and examined for cysticercosis antibodies and intestinal par ... | 1994 | 8154000 |