title: Prevalence of cysticercosis in epileptics and members of their families in Burundi.
abstract: In the province of Bururi in Burundi, 103 epileptics and 72 control subjects from the same households were examined for cysticercosis. Antigen was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 4.9% of epileptic persons and in 4.2% of controls. Antibody was detected by enzyme-linked electroimmunotransfer blot assay (EITB) in 11.7% of epileptics and in 2.8% of controls. Neither difference was statistically significant, nor was a history of taeniasis significantly more frequent in epileptics than in controls. However, cysticercosis was significantly more frequently diagnosed by EITB in people with a history of taeniasis than in those without such a history. The prevalence of taeniasis in schoolchildren ranged between 0 and 1.0%. Meat inspection detected cysticercosis in 2% and 39% of pigs in 2 localities, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Programme de Lutte contre les Maladies Transmissibles et Carentielles (LMTC), Bujumbura, Burundi.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vyungimana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geerts
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van Kerckhoven
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Engels
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D002063:Burundi; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000947:Antigens, Helminth