Taeniasis among Refugees Living on Thailand–Myanmar Border, 2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  McCleery, Ellen J. ; Patchanee, Prapas ; Pongsopawijit, Pornsawan ; Chailangkarn, Sasisophin ; Tiwananthagorn, Saruda ; Jongchansittoe, Papaspong ; Dantrakool, Anchalee ; Morakote, Nimit ; Phyu, Hnin ; Wilkins, Patricia P. ; Noh, John C. ; Phares, Christina ; O’Neal, Seth
• Description:
  We tested refugee camp residents on the Thailand-Myanmar border for Taenia solium infection. Taeniasis prevalence was consistent with that for other disease-endemic regions, but seropositivity indicating T. solium taeniasis was rare. Seropositivity indicating cysticercosis was 5.5% in humans, and 3.2% in pigs. Corralling pigs and providing latrines may control transmission of these tapeworms within this camp.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Animals Child Cross-Sectional Studies Dispatch Endemic Diseases Female Humans Male Neurocysticercosis Prevalence Refugees Swine Swine Diseases Taeniasis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(10):1824-1826
• Pubmed ID:
  26401787
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4593425
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  L30 AI080252/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; UL1 TR000128/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Thailand ; Myanmar
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f3be7129c3b5227953d0462ab918bc4ecd1bee4d203585ff5f99be2ac5e13d6f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34701/cdc_34701_DS1.pdf
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