Title
Evaluating urban taeniasis as a threat to cysticercosis elimination in northern Peru
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Fernandez L.
Vilchez P.
Pray I.
Beam M.
Garvey B.
Spencer A.
Atto R.
Muro C.
O’Neal S.E.
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
Reintroduction of Taenia solium into a region in Peru where it had been eliminated prompted evaluation of the possibility of reintroduction from an urban reservoir of taeniasis. In a cross-sectional study of an adjacent urban area, we found low prevalence of taeniasis (4/1,621; 0.25%), suggesting minimal risk of parasite reintroduction into rural areas through this route.
Start page
140
End page
142
Volume
100
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85059795843
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus