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Secka, Arss
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Grimm, Felix
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Marcotty, Tanguy
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Geysen, Dirk
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Niang, Alassane M.
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Ngale, Victoire
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Boutche, Laurent
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Van Marck, Eric
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dc.contributor.author |
Geerts, Stanny
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Africa |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Senegal |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-11-09T11:15:23Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-11-09T11:15:23Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011-08 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The objective of this epidemiological study was to determine whether cysticercosis and especially neurocysticercosis
is endemic in Soutou village about half a century after the 1962 outbreak. This study was carried
out from September 2009 to February 2010. It involved a questionnaire administration, serology, treatment,
coproscopy and neuro-imaging. Four hundred and three serum samples were collected from the village
people, which covered 94% of the village population. By using a parallel combination of the antigen-detection
ELISA and the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) a cysticercosis sero-prevalence of 11.9% (95%
CI: 8.9-15.4%) was found. Cerebral CT-scans showed that 23.3% (10/43) of the seropositives were affected by
neurocysticercosis. Four out of these 43 (9.3%) were tapeworm carriers. Seropositivity was significantly
associated to older age groups (41-60 years old; p = 0.001 and 61-91 years old; p = 0.028) and absence of a
household toilet (p = 0.001). It can be concluded that Soutou village is an active focus of Taenia solium
cysticercosis about 50 years after the first reported epidemic outbreak. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
This study was financed by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR, Brussels). |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/actatropica |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Secka, A, Grimm, F, Marcotty, T, Geysen, D, Niang, AM, Ngale, V, Boutche, L, Van Marck, E & Geerts, S 2011, Old focus of cysticercosis in a Senegalese village revisited after half a century', Acta Tropica, vol. 119, no. 2-3, pp. 199-202. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1873-6254 (online) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0001-706X (print) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.05.003 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17545 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.relation.requires |
Adobe Acrobat Reader |
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dc.rights |
© 2011 Elsevier. All rights reserved. |
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dc.subject |
Neurocysticercosis |
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dc.subject |
Taenia solium |
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dc.subject |
Ag-ELISA |
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dc.subject |
EITB |
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dc.subject |
CT |
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dc.subject |
Senegal |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Cysticercosis |
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dc.title |
Old focus of cysticercosis in a Senegalese village revisited after half a century |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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