Seroprevalence and risk factors for Taenia solium cysticercosis in rural pigs of Northern Peru

CM Jayashi; G Arroyo; MW Lightowlers; HH García; S Rodríguez; AE Gonzalez

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Seroprevalence and risk factors for Taenia solium cysticercosis in rural pigs of Northern Peru

CM Jayashi, G Arroyo, MW Lightowlers, HH García, S Rodríguez, AE Gonzalez

Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001733

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Abstract

Taenia solium is a cestode parasite that causes cysticercosis in both humans and pigs. A serological survey was undertaken to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with porcine cysticercosis in the rural district of Morropon, Peru. Pigs aged between 2 and 60 months were assessed by the Enzyme-linked Immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay to determine their serological status against porcine cysticercosis in a cross-sectional study. A total of 1,153 pigs were sampled. Porcine seroprevalence was 45.19% (42.31-48.06). The information about the animals and households was analyzed and risk factors associated with seroprevalence were determined by a multivariate logistic regressio..

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Funding from the Wellcome Trust, grant number GR075818 (MWL & AEG) is acknowledged. http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/. Funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, grant numbers 350279, 628320, 100354 (MWL), is acknowledged. http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/. The funding bodies had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.