Hygiene and restraint of pigs is associated with absence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in a rural community of Mexico La higiene y el confinamiento de cerdos están asociados con la ausencia de cisticercosis por Taenia solium en una comunidad rural de México

Hygiene and restraint of pigs is associated with absence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in a rural community of Mexico La higiene y el confinamiento de cerdos están asociados con la ausencia de cisticercosis por Taenia solium en una comunidad rural de México

Objective. To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated to pig cysticercosis in a rural community of Veracruz, Mexico. Material and Methods. Swine cysticercosis was diagnosed by tongue palpation and circulating antibodies in pigs kept in 178 household backyards. Risk factors were assessed...

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Main Authors: Sonia Vázquez-Flores, Gilberto Ballesteros-Rodea, Ana Flisser, Peter M. Schantz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2001-12-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
cisticercosis
porcinos
factores de riesgo
Taenia solium
inmunoelectrotransferencia
México
cysticercosis
swine
risk factors
Western Blotting
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342001000600009

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