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Research
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Occurrence of Taenia solium and cysticercosis in man in
Egypt -
Basem, R. N. Abdo, Amal S.M. Sayed, Asmaa A. A. Hussein, Mohsen,
I. Arafa
Vet World. 2010; 3(2): 57-60
Abstract
Cysticercosis is emerging as a serious public health and
agricultural problem. In Egypt, Taenia solium/ human
cysticercosis is rare. Therefore, this study aims to survey the
occurrence of T. solium and cysticercosis in human in
Assiut and Sohage Governorates. Stool samples were collected
from 425 patients suffering from gastrointestinal disturbances,
who attended some hospitals in Assiut and Sohage Governorates.
Stool samples were examined by both direct smear method and
simple gravity sedimentation technique. Ninety two serum samples
were collected randomly from the patients. IgG antibodies
against Taenia solium and its cysticerci (Cysticercus
cellulose) were detected in human serum by using ELISA. The
occurrence of T. solium among 425 examined patients in the
present work was 0.7% by using sedimentation stool examination
technique. The seroprevalence of Taenia solium/cysticercosis
in humans in Assiut and Sohage Governorates was 6.5% by using
ELISA test. A great variation in the ecological distribution of
Taenia solium/Cysticercosis in human was detected between
Assiut and Sohage Governorates (8.1% & 3.33% respectively).
Higher seroprevalence was detected in women (8.5%) than men
(3.0%). There was positive correlation between the age of the
patient and the infection rate which was 5.3% in the age group
below 20 years, 5.5% in the age group 20-40 years and 11.1% in
the age group above 40 years. Results obtained in this study
reveal that cysticercosis is prevalent among man in the examined
areas. Public health education is considered the key factor for
control of cysticercosis.
Key words: Cysticercosis, Taenia solium, ELISA,
man, Parasite, Public Health, Zoonosis.
