Evaluating Urban Taeniasis as a Threat to Cysticercosis Elimination in Northern Peru

Authors

Lauralee Fernandez, OHSU-PSU School of Public HealthFollow
Ricardo Gamboa, Centro de Salud GlobalFollow
Percy Vilchez Barreto, Centro de Salud Global
Ian W. Pray, OHSU-PSU School of Public HealthFollow
Michelle Beam, Oregon Health & Science University
Brian Garvey, Oregon Health & Science University
Angela Spencer, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
Ruth Atto, Centro de Salud GlobalFollow
Claudio Muro, Centro de Salud GlobalFollow
Luz Maria Moyano, Centro de Salud GlobalFollow
Hector H. Garcia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaFollow
Seth E. O'Neal, OHSU-PSU School of Public HealthFollow

Published In

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

1-9-2019

Abstract

Reintroduction of Taenia solium into a region in Peru where it had been eliminated prompted evaluation of the possibility of reintroduction from an urban reservoir of taeniasis. In a cross-sectional study of an adjacent urban area, we found low prevalence of taeniasis (4/1,621; 0.25%), suggesting minimal risk of parasite reintroduction into rural areas through this route.

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© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Locate the Document

http://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0767

DOI

10.4269/ajtmh.18-0767

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/28007

Citation Details

Fernandez, L., Gamboa, R., Vilchez, P., Pray, I., Beam, M., Garvey, B., … For The Cysticercosis Working Group In Peru. (2019). Evaluating Urban Taeniasis as a Threat to Cysticercosis Elimination in Northern Peru. The American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene, 100(1), 140–142. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0767