Seroepidemiological study of human cysticercosis with blood samples collected on filter paper, in Lages, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2004-2005

INTRODUCTION: Human serofrequency of antibodies against Taenia solium antigens was determined and risk factors for cysticercosis transmission were identified. METHODS: Individuals (n=878) from periurban and rural locations of Lages, SC, were interviewed to gather demographic, sanitary and health inf...

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Main Authors: Maria Márcia Imenes Ishida, Marília Sirianni dos Santos Almeida, Noeli Maria Espíndola, Alberto Iha, Diana Ana Pereira, Jean Gabriel de Souza, Theopi Rados Varvakis, Adelaide José Vaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000300016&lng=en&tlng=en