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Seroprevalence of Taenia solium antibodies in a cohort of Bolivian immigrants in Italy.

Authors :
Angheben, Andrea
Buonfrate, Dora
Zammarchi, Lorenzo
Strohmeyer, Marianne
Gobbi, Federico
Degani, Monica
Anselmi, Mariella
Marchese, Valentina
Bartoloni, Alessandro
Bisoffi, Zeno
Source :
Acta Tropica. Sep2018, Vol. 185, p107-109. 3p.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

We conducted a retrospective study aimed at estimating the seroprevalence of anti-cysticercus antibodies in a Bolivian community settled in Italy. Seroprevalence of 9% was found, testing 495 sera with immunoblot. This study contributes to outline the epidemiological scenario of cysticercosis in immigrants living in Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
*SEROPREVALENCE
*TAENIA solium
*CYSTICERCUS
*HEALTH of immigrants
*IMMUNOGLOBULINS
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*IMMIGRANTS
*IMMUNOBLOTTING

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0001706X
Volume :
185
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Acta Tropica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
130541751
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.05.005
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