| [animal reservoir hosts of trypanosoma brucei gambiense in zaire: trypanosome infections in two foci in bas-zaire]. | the prevalence of trypanosoma spp. infections in domestic animals was estimated in a forest (boma) and a savanna (kimpese) sleeping focus in bas-zaire. the miniature anion-exchange centrifugation technique was used to determine the infection rates with t. congolense, t. vivax and t. brucei spp. in 505 animals. t. congolense predominated in both foci with the highest prevalence in pigs (76.2%), followed by sheep (31.3%), dogs (30.6%) and goats (7.4%). t. vivax was seen only on two occasions. in t ... | 1989 | 2617030 |
| [trypanosomiasis in pig-farming in lower zaire]. | | 1987 | 3444965 |
| sleeping sickness in zaire: a nested polymerase chain reaction improves the identification of trypanosoma (trypanozoon) brucei gambiense by specific kinetoplast dna probes. | blood samples collected in the sleeping sickness focus of boma, zaire, from human patients and domestic animals were analysed by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for the presence of trypanosome dna. the comparison of pcr and miniature anion exchange centrifugation technique (m-aect) results clearly shows that in domestic animals mixed infections (trypanozoon/trypanosoma [nannomonas] congolense) are more frequently diagnosed by pcr than by m-aect. trypanozoon positive blood samples were further an ... | 1996 | 8673824 |
| taenia solium cysticercosis in the democratic republic of congo: how does pork trade affect the transmission of the parasite? | taenia solium, a zoonotic parasite that is endemic in most developing countries where pork is consumed, is recognised as the main cause of acquired epilepsy in these regions. t. solium has been reported in almost all of the neighboring countries of democratic republic of congo (drc) but data on the current prevalence of the disease in the country itself are lacking. this study, focusing on porcine cysticercosis (cc), makes part of a first initiative to assess whether cysticercosis is indeed actu ... | 2010 | 20838646 |
| high prevalence of taenia solium cysticerosis in a village community of bas-congo, democratic republic of congo. | cysticercosis results from tissue infection with the larval stage of the pig tapeworm taenia solium. infection of the brain may cause neurocysticercosis, the most frequent cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries. information on human cysticercosis in the democratic republic of congo (drc) is scarce and outdated. we believe this is the first reported study on human cysticercosis and epilepsy in a village community of drc. the proportion of villagers seropositive by elisa for t. solium ... | 2011 | 21763695 |