An epidemiological study of familial neurocysticercosis in an endemic Mexican community

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 551-558

  Fleury, A ^a   Morales, J ^b   Bobes, R J ^b   Dumas, M ^c   Yanez O ^d   Pina J ^d   Carrillo Mezo, R ^a   Martinez J J ^b   Fragoso, G ^b   Dessein, A ^e   Larralde, C ^b   Sciutto, E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^d Hospital General Parres   (Mexico)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Complex disease; Genetic epidemiology; Mexico; Neurocysticercosis; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RURAL POPULATION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWINE DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TAENIA SOLIUM; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

SUS SCROFA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 33646507062     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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