Seroprevalence of Taenia solium antibodies in a cohort of Bolivian immigrants in Italy

Acta Trop. 2018 Sep:185:107-109. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.05.005. Epub 2018 May 7.

Abstract

We conducted a retrospective study aimed at estimating the seroprevalence of anti-cysticercus antibodies in a Bolivian community settled in Italy. Seroprevalence of 9% was found, testing 495 sera with immunoblot. This study contributes to outline the epidemiological scenario of cysticercosis in immigrants living in Europe.

Keywords: Bolivia; Cysticercosis; Immigrants; Italy; Seroprevalence; Taenia solium.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Helminth / blood*
  • Bolivia / ethnology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cysticercosis / blood*
  • Cysticercosis / epidemiology*
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Taenia solium / immunology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Helminth