title: Taeniasis and cysticercosis in Bali and North Sumatra, Indonesia.
abstract: It has been reported that three human Taenia species are distributed in Indonesia: Taenia solium, Taenia asiatica and Taenia saginata. T. asiatica is well known in North Sumatra, especially on Samosir island in Lake Toba. T. solium and T. saginata are known from Bali. T. solium is most serious public health issue in Papua (former Irian Jaya). In this report, we briefly review the present situation of these three human Taenia species mainly in Bali and North Sumatra. For community based epidemiological survey, we have adopted and applied questionnaire, microscopic observation of eggs, coproantigen tests, coproDNA tests, mitochondrial DNA analysis and morphology for isolated specimens, serology for cysticercosis and taeniasis. For detection of taeniasis cases of both T. saginata and T. asiatica, questionnaire by expert doctors is perfect to detect worm carriers. Corpoantigen test developed for detection of taeniasis of T. solium is also highly reliable to detect taeniasis carriers in the community. Epidemiological data from these two islands 2002-2005 are reviewed with backgrounds of historical culture, religions and customs.
authors.affiliation: Directorate General, Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, Indonesia. twandra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Toni
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wandra
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Depary
authors.forename: Putu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sutisna
authors.forename: Sri S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Margono
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suroso
authors.forename: Munehiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Philip S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013621:Taenia / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology