Taenia solium cysticercosis in a village in northern Viet Nam: seroprevalence study using an ELISA for detecting circulating antigen

Annette Erhart; Pierre Dorny; Nguyen Van De; Ha Viet Vien; Dang Cam Thach; Nguyen Duy Toan; Le Dinh Cong; Stanny Geerts; Niko Speybroeck; Dirk Berkvens; Jef Brandt

doi:10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90095-7

Taenia solium cysticercosis in a village in northern Viet Nam: seroprevalence study using an ELISA for detecting circulating antigen

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 May-Jun;96(3):270-2. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90095-7.

Authors

Annette Erhart¹, Pierre Dorny, Nguyen Van De, Ha Viet Vien, Dang Cam Thach, Nguyen Duy Toan, Le Dinh Cong, Stanny Geerts, Niko Speybroeck, Dirk Berkvens, Jef Brandt

Affiliation

¹ Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium.

PMID: 12174775
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90095-7

Abstract

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting circulating Taenia solium antigen was evaluated in Viet Nam; 12 of 210 people gave a positive result, including 5 persons with epilepsy. Cysticercosis was confirmed in 9 persons. Agreement between the ELISA, computerized tomography scanning and biopsy examination was high.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antigens, Helminth / blood*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cysticercosis / blood
Cysticercosis / epidemiology
Cysticercosis / immunology*
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Vietnam / epidemiology

Substances

Antigens, Helminth