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High prevalence of Taenia solium cysticerosis in a village community of Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo |
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| Authors: | Kirezi Kanobana Nicolas Praet Constantin Kabwe Philippe Lukanu Patrick Mitashi Pascal Lutumba |
| Affiliation: | a Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Parasitology, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium b Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Animal Health, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium c Institut Nationale de Recherche Biomédicale, Département Parasitologie, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo d Institut Nationale de Recherche Biomédicale, Département Epidémiologie, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo e Zone de Santé de Kimpese, Kimpese, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo f Université de Kinshasa, Département de Parasitologie Tropicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Abstract: | Cysticercosis results from tissue infection with the larval stage of the pig tapeworm Taenia solium. Infection of the brain may cause neurocysticercosis, the most frequent cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries. Information on human cysticercosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is scarce and outdated. We believe this is the first reported study on human cysticercosis and epilepsy in a village community of DRC. The proportion of villagers seropositive by ELISA for T. solium circulating antigen was 21.6%, the highest figure reported to date. The adjusted prevalence of active epilepsy in the community was 12.7 in 1,000. |
| Keywords: | Human cysticercosis Circulating antigen Democratic Republic of Congo Epilepsy Sub-Saharan Africa Taenia solium |
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