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Relative seroprevalence of cysticercus antigens and antibodies and antibodies to Taenia ova in a population sample in south India suggests immunity against neurocysticercosis by T. Jayaraman; V. Prabhakaran; P. Babu; M. Venkata Raghava; V. Rajshekhar; P. Dorny; J. Muliyil; A. Oommen is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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We evaluated the exposure of a community in Vellore district of south India to Taenia solium infection and its relationship to the prevalence of neurocysticercosis (NCC) causing active epilepsy. Seroprevalence of Taenia cysticercus antigens and antibodies were determined in 1064 randomly chosen asymptomatic individuals, antibodies to T. solium ova in 197 selected sera, and prevalence of taeniasis by a coproantigen test in 729 stool samples. The prevalence of NCC causing active epilepsy in Vellore district was determined in a population of 50 617. Coproantigens were detected in 0.8% (6 samples), Taenia cysticercus antigens in 4.5% (48 sera) and cysticercus IgG antibodies in 15.9% (169 sera) of the population. Cysticercus antibodies were directed against relatively low molecular weight cyst glycoprotein antigens in 14.9% (158 sera) of the population. IgG antibodies to Taenia ova were found in 81 (41.1%) of the selected samples. Prevalence of NCC causing active epilepsy was 1.3 per 1000 population. These results show high exposure of the population to the parasite and a relatively high prevalence of active infections (4.5% antigen positives) but a low prevalence of NCC causing active
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- Author
- T. Jayaraman; V. Prabhakaran; P. Babu; M. Venkata Raghava; V. Rajshekhar; P. Dorny; J. Muliyil; A. Oommen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press (OUP); ScienceOpen (ISSN 0035-9203)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)