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

Andrea Angheben; Dora Buonfrate; Lorenzo Zammarchi; Marianne Strohmeyer; Federico Gobbi; Monica Degani; Mariella Anselmi; Valentina Marchese; Alessandro Bartoloni; Zeno Bisoffi

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.05.005

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

Andrea Angheben, Dora Buonfrate, Lorenzo Zammarchi, Marianne Strohmeyer, Federico Gobbi, Monica Degani, Mariella Anselmi, Valentina Marchese, Alessandro Bartoloni, Zeno Bisoffi

Istituto Sacro Cuore Don Calabria - Negrar

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	107-109
Number of pages	3
Journal	Acta Tropica
Volume	185
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.05.005
Publication status	Published - Sep 1 2018

Keywords

Bolivia
Cysticercosis
Immigrants
Italy
Seroprevalence
Taenia solium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Parasitology
veterinary (miscalleneous)
Insect Science
Infectious Diseases

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

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