| prevalence of cysticercosis in epileptics and members of their families in burundi. | in the province of bururi in burundi, 103 epileptics and 72 control subjects from the same households were examined for cysticercosis. antigen was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 4.9% of epileptic persons and in 4.2% of controls. antibody was detected by enzyme-linked electroimmunotransfer blot assay (eitb) in 11.7% of epileptics and in 2.8% of controls. neither difference was statistically significant, nor was a history of taeniasis significantly more frequent in epileptics tha ... | 1997 | 9373628 |