Neurocysticercosis in a rural population with extensive pig production in Angónia district, Tete Province, Mozambique

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• 作者：Yunus Amade Assane^a ; ^b ; Chiara Trevisan^c ; ^{Chiara@sund.ku.dk} ; Clara Maria Schutte^a ; Emilia Virginia Noormahomed^b ; ^d ; Maria Vang Johansen^c ; Pascal Magnussen^c ; ^e
• 关键词：Taenia solium cysticercosis ; Neurocysticercosis ; Epilepsy ; Computed tomography scan ; Antigen Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Mozambique
• 刊名：Acta Tropica
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：165
• 期：Complete
• 页码：155-160
• 全文大小：571 K
• 卷排序：165

文摘

High prevalence of neurocysticercosis among people with epilepsy in Angónia district. Brain computed tomography scan results revealed that more than half of the study subjects had lesions highly suggestive of neurocysticercosis. Taenia solium cysticercosis has shown to be an important public health issue in Angónia district. Many cases of epilepsy could potentially be prevented if strategies to control T. solium cysticercosis were available.