Prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in swine from a community-based study in 21 villages of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 38-47

  Krecek, R C ^a,b   Michael, L M ^c,d   Schantz, P M ^e   Ntanjana, L ^f   Smith, M F ^g   Dorny, P ^h   Harrison, L J S ⁱ   Grimm, F ^j   Praet, N ^h   Willingham III, A L ^k  

^a ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c Bayer Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

^d ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^e NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f Department of Agriculture   (South Africa)

^g AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^h INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^k WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Bayesian approach; Eastern Cape Province; Porcine cysticercosis; Resource poor pig producers; South Africa; Taenia solium; True and apparent prevalence

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NONHUMAN; PALPATION; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CYSTICERCOSIS; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA SOLIUM; TONGUE;

SUIDAE; SUS; TAENIA SOLIUM; VERMES;

EID: 43049179702     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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