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Geospatial and age-related patterns of Taenia solium taeniasis in the rural health zone of Kimpese, Democratic Republic of Congo

201632 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

This study confirms high endemicity and geographical dispersal of taeniasis in the study area. The role of age in taeniasis patterns and significant spatial clusters of both taeniasis and porcine cysticercosis were evidenced, though no spatial correlation was found between human and pig infections. Urgent control activities are needed for this endemic area.

Research topics

  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.03.013

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