| resurgence of cases of epileptic seizures and burns associated with cysticercosis in assologaima, jayawijaya, irian jaya, indonesia, 1991-95. | historically, neurocysticercosis (ncc) caused by the larval stage, cysticercus or cysticerci, of the pork tapeworm taenia solium was recognized in paniai district, western irian jaya province, indonesia, in the early 1970s. in the 1990s, we observed a rapid increase in the number of cases of epileptic seizures and burns in assologaima sub-district, jayawijaya district, eastern irian jaya. there were totals of 1120 new cases of burns and 293 new cases of epileptic seizures during 1991-95 in assol ... | 2000 | 10748897 |
| taenia solium infection in irian jaya (west papua), indonesia: a pilot serological survey of human and porcine cysticercosis in jayawijaya district. | | 2001 | 11579880 |
| taenia solium cysticercosis, irian jaya, indonesia. | | 2003 | 12899138 |
| challenges for control of taeniasis/cysticercosis in indonesia. | taeniasis/cysticercosis has been reported from several provinces of indonesia: papua (=former irian jaya), bali, north sumatra, east nusa tenggara, south east sulawesi, lampung, north sulawesi, jakarta, west kalimantan, and east java. the highest level of endemicity of taeniasis/cysticercosis has been found in papua. recent surveys in jayawijaya district of papua in 2000 and 2001 showed that 5 of 58 local people (8.6%) harbored the adult tapeworm, taenia solium, whereas 44 of 96 people (45.8%), ... | 2006 | 16380290 |
| taenia solium cysticercosis in bali, indonesia: serology and mtdna analysis. | an active taenia solium cysticercosis case in bali, indonesia, was followed-up by serology and computed tomography. serology using semi-purified glycoprotein and recombinant antigens showed a drastic drop in titers after calcification of the cysts. three paraffin-embedded cysts, prepared for histopathological examination, from three other patients were used for mtdna analysis. the sequences of cox1 gene from t. solium cysticerci from bali differed from those in papua and other asian countries. | 2008 | 17920648 |
| taeniasis/cysticercosis in papua (irian jaya), indonesia. | reports showed that an important parasitic zoonotic disease caused by taenia solium, taenia saginata and taenia asiatica is found endemic in several areas of indonesia including papua, bali and north sumatra. at present it is known that the highest prevalence of taeniasis/cysticercosis in indonesia, caused by t. solium is among the indigenous communities in papua (formerly irian jaya). in the early 1970s, 8-9% of stool samples from the enarotali hospital, paniai district (irian jaya) were found ... | 2006 | 16376603 |
| cysticercosis in indonesia: epidemiological aspects. | cysticercosis caused by the larval stage, cysticercus or cysticerci, of the pork tapeworm taenia solium was recognized at first in bali and in paniai district, irian jaya (papua), indonesia in the 1970s. in the 1990s a rapid increase in the number of the cases of epileptic seizures and burns in jayawijaya district, eastern papua, was observed. there were a total of 1,120 new cases of burns (7.0%) and 293 new cases of epileptic seizures (1.8%) from 15,939 local people during 1991-1995. both histo ... | 2001 | 12041608 |
| [the state of vector-borne diseases in indonesia]. | from epidemiological point of view, indonesia is an extremely interesting area owing its insular structure and ecological, anthropological, cultural and economical diversity. as everywhere, vector-borne diseases are the result of complex and variable epidemiological systems, subject both to biogeographical rules and human activity. two main arboviroses are present in indonesia: dengue and japanese encephalitis. dengue appears as an endemoepidemic disease and is mostly circumscribed to urban area ... | 2000 | 11775322 |
| a possible role for rusa deer (cervus timorensis russa) and wild pigs in spread of trypanosoma evansi from indonesia to papua new guinea. | movement of transmigrants and livestock from western indonesia to southeastern areas of irian jaya near the border with papua new guinea may pose a risk of introducing trypanosoma evansi into papua new guinea via feral rusa deer (cervus timorensis russa) and wild pigs which inhabit these areas in large numbers. pilot experimental studies were conducted to observe infection in pigs and rusa deer with a strain of t. evansi isolated in indonesia. parasitaemia and signs of clinical disease were moni ... | 1999 | 10224527 |
| improved diagnosis as an aid to better surveillance of taenia solium cysticercosis, a potential public health threat to papua new guinea. | taenia solium cysticercosis has been recognized as a public health problem in indonesian irian jaya since its unfortunate introduction in a number of infected pigs imported from bali. from its original point of introduction in 1971, the infection has spread from the wissel lakes area to other places within irian jaya. the present situation at the border between irian jaya and papua new guinea (png) is difficult to assess accurately but, in light of the flow of refugees and the traditional rights ... | 1995 | 9522870 |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonian syndromes in high incidence among the auyu and jakai people of west new guinea. | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) and parkinsonism-dementia (pd) occur in the highest recorded incidence among primitive auyu and jakai people on the southern coastal plain of west new guinea, in association with a heretofore unrecognized subacute, often recurrent, paralytic "poliomyeloradiculitis" (pmr). ninety-seven cases of als, 19 cases of pd and 18 cases of pmr were recorded, with mean ages of onset of 33, 43, and 26, respectively, in a small affected population of only about 7000. the ec ... | 1982 | 7198738 |
| elisa antibodies to cysticerci of taenia solium in human populations in new guinea, oceania, and southeast asia. | the presence of elisa antibodies to cysticerci of taenia solium was surveyed in populations of new guinea, micronesia, and several areas of southeast asia. it is confirmed that cysticercosis in new guinea remains limited to the primary wissel lakes focus in irian jaya, where the disease was introduced by the importation of infected pigs, and that it has not spread to populations east or south of the wissel lakes, or to papua new guinea. on the island of bali, indonesia, 21% of sera were positive ... | 1981 | 6211771 |
| serological survey of human cysticercosis in irianese refugee camps in papua new guinea. | in 1984, over 10,000 refugees left the indonesian province of irian jaya, and thus possibly imported taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis into papua new guinea, which was believed to be free of t. solium until 1966. in a serological survey carried out in 1986, 50 refugees originating from areas endemic for t. solium and 171 patients from other areas with symptoms suggesting the possibility of cysticercosis were examined. as a sensitive prescreening technique an elisa was used with a crude antig ... | 1990 | 1969703 |
| taeniasis in indonesia with special reference to samosir island, north sumatra. | in indonesia, taeniasis is endemic on the islands of bali, irian jaya and sumatra. the balinese eat pork or beef raw in a dish called "lawar". natives of irian jaya also have a custom of preparing and consuming raw pork. on samosir island in north sumatra, undercooked pork is consumed in traditional ceremonies. in bali, the local people defecate into cages (called "teba") of domestic animals. in irian jaya, pigs are allowed to feed on human feces inside houses at night. the natives of samosir is ... | 1991 | 1822896 |