Taenia solium cysticercosis in a village in northern Viet Nam: seroprevalence study using an ELISA for detecting circulating antigen

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 May-Jun;96(3):270-2. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90095-7.

Abstract

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting circulating Taenia solium antigen was evaluated in Viet Nam; 12 of 210 people gave a positive result, including 5 persons with epilepsy. Cysticercosis was confirmed in 9 persons. Agreement between the ELISA, computerized tomography scanning and biopsy examination was high.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antigens, Helminth / blood*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Cysticercosis / blood
  • Cysticercosis / epidemiology
  • Cysticercosis / immunology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Vietnam / epidemiology

Substances

  • Antigens, Helminth