Increased prevalence of cysticercosis and taeniasis among professional fried pork vendors and the general population of a village in the Peruvian highlands

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 902-905

  Garcia, Hector H ^g   Araoz, Romulo ^h   Gilman, Robert H ^b,i   Valdez, Janet ^h   Gonzalez, Armando E ^d   Gavidia, Cesar ^d   Bravo, Maria L ^h   Tsang, Victor C W ^j   Martinez, M ^a   Rodriguez, S ^a   Pretell, J ^a   Tovar, M ^a   Altamirano, J ^a   Alvarado, M ^a   Alban, G ^a   Cosentino, C ^a   Montano, S ^a   Mija, L ^a   Verastegui, M ^b   Torres, M P ^b   Escajadillo, H ^b   Herrera, G ^c   Barren, E ^d   Falcon, N ^d   Bernal, T ^d   Lopez, M T ^d   McDonald, J ^e   Evans, C ^f   more..

^a Instituto de Ciencias Neurologicas

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c Hospital Cayetano Heredia   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^g INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^h UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN ANTONIO ABAD DEL CUSCO   (Peru)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^j CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; PERU; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TAENIA; TAENIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; TAENIA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0032440803     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.902     Document Type: Article

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