%0 Journal Article
%T Taeniosis-cysticercosis complex in individuals of a peasants' settlement (Teodoro Sampaio, Pontal of Paranapanema, SP, Brazil)
%A Prestes-Carneiro
%A Luiz Euribel
%A Freitas
%A Selma de Bastos Zambeli de
%A Zago
%A Sueli Cristina Schadeck
%A Miguel
%A Nadia Ara¨²jo
%A Primo
%A Oswaldo Bill
%A Iha
%A Alberto Hiroshi
%A Esp¨ªndola
%A Noeli Maria
%A Vaz
%A Adelaide Jos¨¦
%J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
%D 2006
%I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨²de
%R 10.1590/S0074-02762006000100004
%X in order to evaluate the taeniosis-cysticercosis complex in a population of a peasants' settlement, located at teodoro sampaio, state of s£¿o paulo, brazil (longitude 52¡ã 36'12 ", latitude 22¡ã 17'12 ") a series of laboratory markers were determined. after signing an informed consent, participants answered a standardized questionnaire. to determine anti-taenia solium cysticercus antibodies, the samples were tested by enzyme linked immunoabsorbent assay using 18-and 14-kda antigen proteins from vesicular fluid of taenia crassiceps (vf-tcra). the reactive and inconclusive elisa samples were tested by immunoblotting. total ige levels were determined by chemmiluminescence's assay and hemogram by flow cytometer flux counter. a total of 84 individuals, 5.9% presented anti-t. solium cysticercus antibodies in elisa and 3.6% were strongly reactive in the 18/14 kda immunoblotting confirmatory test. all of the individuals with positive antibodies showed elevated total ige levels. we conclude that the frequency of anti-t. solium cysticercus antibodies in this population is higher than other regions considered endemic in s£¿o paulo. thus, it is important to carry out surveys in peasants' settlement areas with the objective of establishing public health measures for prevention and control of infectious diseases such as taeniosis-cysticercosis.
%K taenia solium cysticercus antibodies
%K enzyme linked immunoabsorbent assay
%K immunoblot
%K ige
%K brazil.
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