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Taenia solium infection in Peru: a collaboration between Peace Corps Volunteers and researchers in a community based study
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Autores:
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Watts, Nathaniel S. ;
Pajuelo, Monica ;
Clark, Taryn ;
Loader, Maria-Cristina I. ;
Verastegui, Manuela R. ;
Sterling, Charles ;
Friedland, Jon S. ;
Garcia, Hector H. ;
Gilman, Robert H.
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Public Library of Science, 2020-06-10T18:12:20Z
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
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BACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in most of the world, and it occurs when Taenia solium larval cysts infect the central nervous system. T. solium tapeworm infection is endemic in much of Peru, but there are scarce data on the prevalence in many rural highland communities where it is likely to be hyper-endemic. Peace Corps Volunteers live and work in these communities; however, to our knowledge, they have not been used to facilitate public health research. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We utilized Peace Corps Volunteers to estimate the prevalence of T. solium tapeworm infection in seven rural communities in northern Peru. A convenience non-random sampling frame was used. Peace Corps Volunteers facilitated the collection of stool samples (N = 2,328), which were analyzed by sedimentation and microscopy. Niclosamide treatment and purgation preceded species identification, which was done by
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En línea:
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http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113239
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