title: Prevalence of anti-cysticercus antibodies in slum, rural and urban populations in and around Union territory, Chandigarh.
abstract: A comparative analysis for the prevalence of anti-cysticercus antibodies was carried out in urban, rural and slum population in & around Union territory of Chandigarh. Prevalence of anti-cysticercus antibodies in different population groups was found to be 17.3% with highest prevalence (24%) reported from slum areas followed by that of rural areas (20%) and least in the urban organized sectors (8%). Only 8% of the seropositive individuals had history suggestive of neurocysticercosis. Overall, females showed the highest anti-cysticercus response of 20.4%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Community Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
authors.forename: Sumeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth