Sero‐prevalence of Taenia solium Cysticercosis and Taenia solium Taeniasis in California, USA

@article{DeGiorgio2005SeroprevalenceOT,
  title={Sero‐prevalence of Taenia solium Cysticercosis and Taenia solium Taeniasis in California, USA},
  author={Christopher M DeGiorgio and Susan Pietsch-Escueta and Victor C. W. Tsang and G Corral-Leyva and Levchenko Ng and M. T. Medina and Sergio Astudillo and N R Padilla and P. Ruiz Leyva and Lupe Martinez and John C. Noh and Min Z. Levine and R. Villase{\~n}or and Frank J. Sorvillo},
  journal={Acta Neurologica Scandinavica},
  year={2005},
  volume={111}
}
Objectives – Taenia solium Cysticercosis is a leading cause of epilepsy and neurological disability in the developing world. It is caused by ingestion of the eggs of the tapeworm, T. solium Taeniasis. The prevalence of either T. solium Cysticercosis or T. solium Taeniasis in the United States in populations at risk is poorly understood. The primary objectives of this study are to perform the first study of the sero‐prevalence of T. solium Cysticercosis and T. solium Taeniasis in an at‐risk… 
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