| Taeniasis/cysticercosis in a Tibetan population in Sichuan Province, China. | |
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PMID: 17166477 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The results of a preliminary survey of taeniasis/cysticercosis in Yajiang County, Ganze Tibetan Prefecture in southwest Sichuan Province, China, indicated a very high prevalence of taeniasis (22.5%), with Taenia saginata as the dominant species. There was also a significant occurrence of late-onset epilepsy (8.5% prevalence and 16.4% seropositive for Taenia solium antibodies) attributable in large part to probable neurocysticercosis caused by T. solium. The poor sanitation and hygiene in this Tibetan community likely contributed to a high risk of human cysticercosis despite a low level of T. solium taeniasis (actually no T. solium carriers were detected amongst the 21 proven Taenia carriers). In addition, three taeniasis cases were confirmed by DNA genotyping as Taenia asiatica, which is the first report of this tapeworm in Tibetans, the first report for Sichuan Province and only the third report for mainland China. |
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Authors:
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Tiaoying Li; Philip S Craig; Akira Ito; Xingwang Chen; Dongchuan Qiu; Jiamin Qiu; Marcello O Sato; Toni Wandra; Helen Bradshaw; Li Li; Yun Yang; Qian Wang |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-12-12 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta tropica Volume: 100 ISSN: 0001-706X ISO Abbreviation: Acta Trop. Publication Date: 2006 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-02-05 Completed Date: 2007-06-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370374 Medline TA: Acta Trop Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 223-31 Citation Subset: IM |
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Sichuan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 6 Middle School Road, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. litiaoying@sina.com |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Asian Continental Ancestry Group Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Cysticercosis / epidemiology*, ethnology Humans Male Middle Aged Neurocysticercosis / epidemiology, ethnology Poverty Prevalence Risk Factors Taenia / classification, isolation & purification Tibet / epidemiology |
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