Application of an immunoassay to determine risk factors associated with porcine cysticercosis in rural areas of Yucatan, Mexico

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-180

  Rodriguez Canul, R ^a   Allan, J C ^a   Dominguez, J L ^b   Villegas, S ^b   Cob, L ^b   Rodriguez, R I ^b   Cook, A J ^c   Williams, J ^d   Argaez, F ^d   Craig, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d FMVZ AUDY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cestode; Cysticercosis; Pigs; Risk factors; Seroprevalence; Taenia solium; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CYSTICERCOSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; PALPATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; LENS CULINARIS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0031656565     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00161-7     Document Type: Article

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