Incidence of human Taenia solium larval Infections in an Ecuadorian endemic area Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Universiteit Gent
BACKGROUND: Human cysticercosis is a zoonotic disease causing severe health disorders and even death. While prevalence data become available worldwide, incidence rate and cumulative incidence figures are lacking, which limits the understanding of the Taenia solium epidemiology.
METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A seroepidemiological cohort study was conducted in a south-Ecuadorian community to estimate the incidence rate of infection ...