title: The incidence of human cysticercosis in a rural community of Eastern Zambia.
abstract: A community-based longitudinal study was performed in the Eastern Province of Zambia, in which repeated serological samplings were done to determine the incidence of human cysticercosis. Three sampling rounds were carried out at six months intervals. A total of 867 participants presented for all three samplings. All samples were tested for the presence of cysticercus antigens using a monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (sero-Ag-ELISA), while a randomly selected sub-sample of 161 samples from each sampling round was tested for specific antibodies using a commercial enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay. Stool samples (n = 226) were also collected during the final round of sampling for taeniosis diagnosis by coprology and coproantigen ELISA. Cysticercosis seroprevalence varied from 12.2% to 14.5% (sero-Ag) and from 33.5% to 38.5% (sero-Ab) during the study period. A taeniosis prevalence of 11.9% was determined. Incidence rates of 6300 (sero-Ag, per 100000 persons-year) and 23600 (sero-Ab, per 100000 persons-year) were determined. Seroreversion rates of 44% for sero-Ag and 38.7% for sero-Ab were recorded over the whole period. In conclusion, this study has shown the dynamic nature of T. solium infections; many of the people at risk become (re)infected due to the high environmental contamination, with a high number turning seronegative within a year after infection. An important number of infections probably never fully establish, leading to transient antibody responses and short-term antigen presence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
authors.forename: Kabemba E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Mwape
authors.forename: Isaac K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Phiri
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Praet
authors.forename: Niko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Speybroeck
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Muma
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorny
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gabriël
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D055815:Young Adult; D015024:Zambia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth
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