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Garcia, Hector H. ; Castillo, Yesenia ; Gonzales, Isidro ; Bustos, Javier A. ; Saavedra, Herbert ; Jacob, Louis ; Del Brutto, Oscar H. ; Wilkins, Patricia P. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Wiley | 2018-11-30T17:17:15ZOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of two commercially available ELISA kits, Novalisa® and Ridascreen® , for the detection of antibodies to Taenia solium, compared to serological diagnosis of neurocysticercosis (NCC) by LLGP-EITB [...]![]()
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Vargas-Calla, Ana ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Lopez, Maria T. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Springer Verlag | 2019-07-04T17:00:19ZSeveral studies have been performed to determine specific antigens for the diagnosis of tapeworms. One of these antigens is Tso31, which is used to differentiate Taenia solium and Taenia saginata in human feces. The aim of the present work was t[...]![]()
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Vargas-Calla, Ana ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T17:17:16ZThe aim of this study was to demonstrate the presence of Taenia solium eggs in beetles collected from sources within the natural environment through molecular techniques. Fifty-four pools of beetles were collected in three villages in Piura, Per[...]![]()
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Garvey, Brian T. ; Moyano, Luz M. ; Ayvar, Viterbo ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2018-11-30T22:50:33ZNeurocysticercosis causes substantial neurologic morbidity in endemic regions around the world. In this cross-sectional study, we describe the frequency of neurocysticercosis among a presumed high-risk group of people in an endemic community in [...]![]()
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Ponce, Reynaldo ; León-Janampa, Nancy ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Liendo, Ruddy ; Roncal, Elisa ; Luis, Sueline ; Quiñones-García, Stefany ; Silverstein, Zach ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzales, Armando ; Sheen, Patricia ; Zimic, Mirko ; Pajuelo, Monica J. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Elsevier | 2018-11-30T02:09:28ZCysticercosis is a worldwide parasitic disease of humans and pigs principally caused by infection with the larvae of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Through the use of the recently-made-available T. solium genome, we identified a gene within a [...]![]()
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Bustos, Javier A. ; Ninaquispe, Berenice E. ; Rodriguez, Silvia ; Castillo, Yesenia ; Yang, Susan Y. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Dorny, Pierre ; Gabriel, Sarah ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:00:20ZThe pig is the natural intermediate host of Taenia solium, a parasite causing significant burden of disease in both humans and pigs. Porcine cysticercosis is traditionally detected via tongue palpation and slaughterhouse meat inspection, both wi[...]![]()
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Muro, Claudio ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Flecker, Robert H. ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Barreto, Percy Vilchez ; Dorny, Pierre ; Tsang, Victor C. W. ; Gilman, Robert H. ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T15:28:08ZThe lentil lectin glycoprotein enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (LLGP EITB, reported sensitivity 99% and specificity 100%) is used as a serologic marker of exposure to Taenia solium in pigs. However, only a limited number of parasites ha[...]![]()
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Vilchez Barreto, Percy M. ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Santivañez, Saul ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Muro, Claudio ; Lescano, Andres G. ; Moyano, Luz-Maria ; Gonzalvez, Guillermo ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-01-25T16:03:17ZHymenolepis nana, the dwarf tapeworm, is a common intestinal infection of children worldwide. We evaluated infection and risk factor data that were previously collected from 14,761 children aged 2-15 years during a large-scale program in norther[...]![]()
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Mahanty, Siddhartha ; Orrego, Miguel A. ; Cangalaya, Carla ; Adrianzen, M. Paz ; Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Calcina, Juan ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Guerra-Giraldez, Cristina ; Nash, Theodore E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Public Library of Science | 2019-01-25T16:03:22ZBACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is an infection of the brain with the larval cyst of the tapeworm, Taenia solium. Cysticidal treatment induces parasite killing resulting in a post inflammatory response and seizures, which generally requires[...]![]()
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Beam, Michelle ; Spencer, Angela G. ; Atto, Ruth ; Camizan, Roberto ; Vilchez, Percy ; Muro, Claudio ; Gamboa, Ricardo ; Pray, Ian ; Garvey, Brian ; Fernandez, Lauralee ; Garcia, Hector H. ; O'Neal, Seth E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-07-04T17:01:22ZCysticercosis, caused by Taenia solium, is a neglected disease that causes preventable epilepsy. We conducted an experiential learning workshop in northern Peru to educate community members on T. solium transmission and motivate participation in[...]![]()
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Nicoletti, Alessandra ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Arroyo, Gianfranco ; Bustos, Javier ; Gonzalez, Armando E. ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:02:36ZHuman exposure to Toxocara spp. is very frequent, and its larvae can cross the blood-brain barrier and invade the central nervous system (CNS), causing neurotoxocariasis. We aimed to establish a neurotoxocariasis animal model in pigs confirmed b[...]![]()
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Herrick, Jesica A. ; Bustos, Javier A. ; Clapham, Philip ; Garcia, Hector H. ; Loeb, Jeffrey A. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-07-14T00:01:16ZThe parasitic helminth infection neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. Despite the serious consequences of epilepsy due to this infection, an in-depth review of the distinct characteristics of[...]