Seroepidemiologic survey of cysticercosis-taeniasis in four central highland districts of Papua, Indonesia.
Cysticercosis and taeniasis are known to be present in Papua, Indonesia. Several small studies have found a high prevalence of cysticercosis (23.5-56.9%) in the central highlands of Papua. A seroepidemiologic survey was carried out in four districts (Jayawijaya, Paniai, Pegunungan Bintang, and Puncak Jaya) of Papua. Anti-cysticercosis and anti-taeniasis antibodies were measured in 2,931 people using recombinant T24 and recombinant ES33 as a measure of cysticercosis and taeniasis exposures, respectively. Prevalence of cysticercosis-taeniasis is high in the Jayawijaya and Paniai districts (20.8% and 29.2% for cysticercosis and 7% and 9.6% for taeniasis, respectively) and lowest in the other two districts (Pegunungan Bintang and Puncak Jaya) (2% and 2% for cysticercosis and 1.7% and 10.7% for taeniasis, respectively). Our data show that the prevalence of cysticercosis and taeniasis are unchanged from that reported nearly 35 years ago at the beginning of cysticercosis-taeniasis epidemics in Papua, Indonesia.
Salim
Lidwina
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Functional Research Unit, National Institute of Health Research and Development in Papua, Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia. upf_papua@litbang.depkes.go.id
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Agnes
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Handali
Sukwan
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Tsang
Victor C W
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000276:immunology*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth