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A cross-sectional study of Taenia solium in a multiple taeniid-endemic region reveals competition may be protective

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We conducted cross-sectional surveys for taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans, pigs, and dogs in four northern provinces of Laos. Human cysticercosis and taeniasis prevalence was 2.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.4-3.0%) and 8.4% (95% CI = 6.9-9.9%), respectively. Eating uncooked beef, being male, province of residence, age, and ethnicity were significant risk factors for taeniasis and only province of residence was a significant risk factor for cystiercosis. Thirty-five human tapeworms were recovered during the survey and 33 (94.3%) and 2 (5.7%) were identified as Taenia saginata and T. solium, respectively. Maximum-likelihood adjusted prevalence of T solium and T. hydatigena in pigs was 4.2% (95% CI = 0.5-7.9%) and 55.9% (95% CI = 47.5-64.3%), respectively, and T hydatigena taeniasis in dogs was 4.8% (95% CI = 0.0-11.3%). Taenia hydatigena and T saginata were the most prevalent taeniids in the respective pig and human populations and together may suppress T solium transmission.
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SAGINATA CYSTICERCOSIS, SOUTHEAST-ASIA, INTESTINAL PARASITE, HELMINTH INFECTIONS, NORTH VIETNAM, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVALENCE, HEALTH, ECHINOCOCCOSIS, LAO PDR

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Conlan, James V., et al. “A Cross-Sectional Study of Taenia Solium in a Multiple Taeniid-Endemic Region Reveals Competition May Be Protective.” AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, vol. 87, no. 2, 2012, pp. 281–91, doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0106.
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Conlan, J. V., Vongxay, K., Khamlome, B., Dorny, P., Sripa, B., Elliot, A., … Thompson, R. A. (2012). A cross-sectional study of Taenia solium in a multiple taeniid-endemic region reveals competition may be protective. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 87(2), 281–291. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0106
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Conlan, James V, Khamphouth Vongxay, Boualam Khamlome, Pierre Dorny, Banchob Sripa, Aileen Elliot, Stuart D Blacksell, Stanley Fenwick, and RC Andrew Thompson. 2012. “A Cross-Sectional Study of Taenia Solium in a Multiple Taeniid-Endemic Region Reveals Competition May Be Protective.” AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 87 (2): 281–91. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0106.
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Conlan, James V, Khamphouth Vongxay, Boualam Khamlome, Pierre Dorny, Banchob Sripa, Aileen Elliot, Stuart D Blacksell, Stanley Fenwick, and RC Andrew Thompson. 2012. “A Cross-Sectional Study of Taenia Solium in a Multiple Taeniid-Endemic Region Reveals Competition May Be Protective.” AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 87 (2): 281–291. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0106.
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Conlan JV, Vongxay K, Khamlome B, Dorny P, Sripa B, Elliot A, et al. A cross-sectional study of Taenia solium in a multiple taeniid-endemic region reveals competition may be protective. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE. 2012;87(2):281–91.
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J. V. Conlan et al., “A cross-sectional study of Taenia solium in a multiple taeniid-endemic region reveals competition may be protective,” AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 281–291, 2012.
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  abstract     = {{We conducted cross-sectional surveys for taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans, pigs, and dogs in four northern provinces of Laos. Human cysticercosis and taeniasis prevalence was 2.2% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.4-3.0%) and 8.4% (95% CI = 6.9-9.9%), respectively. Eating uncooked beef, being male, province of residence, age, and ethnicity were significant risk factors for taeniasis and only province of residence was a significant risk factor for cystiercosis. Thirty-five human tapeworms were recovered during the survey and 33 (94.3%) and 2 (5.7%) were identified as Taenia saginata and T. solium, respectively. Maximum-likelihood adjusted prevalence of T solium and T. hydatigena in pigs was 4.2% (95% CI = 0.5-7.9%) and 55.9% (95% CI = 47.5-64.3%), respectively, and T hydatigena taeniasis in dogs was 4.8% (95% CI = 0.0-11.3%). Taenia hydatigena and T saginata were the most prevalent taeniids in the respective pig and human populations and together may suppress T solium transmission.}},
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  keywords     = {{SAGINATA CYSTICERCOSIS,SOUTHEAST-ASIA,INTESTINAL PARASITE,HELMINTH INFECTIONS,NORTH VIETNAM,EPIDEMIOLOGY,PREVALENCE,HEALTH,ECHINOCOCCOSIS,LAO PDR}},
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  title        = {{A cross-sectional study of Taenia solium in a multiple taeniid-endemic region reveals competition may be protective}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0106}},
  volume       = {{87}},
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