[Brief survey on cysticercosis and Taenia solium taeniasis in a village of western Cameroon].
The authors report on a short clinical, serological, coprological and epidemiological survey on prevalence of T. solium in a western Cameroon village. They stress on the interest of an ELISA technique with cysticercosis antigen, and on the efficiency of praziquantel (Biltricide*) in cysticercosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012424:Rural Population; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D011223:Praziquantel
Courte enquête sur la cysticercose et le taeniasis à Taenia solium dans un village de l'ouest Cameroun.