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Evaluating the Role of Corrals and Insects in the Transmission of Porcine Cysticercosis: A Cohort Study.

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dc.contributor.author Gonzales-Gustavson, Eloy
dc.contributor.author Pray, Ian W.
dc.contributor.author Gamboa Morán, Ricardo
dc.contributor.author Muro Ecca, Claudio Alberto
dc.contributor.author Vilchez Barreto, Percy Mcquen
dc.contributor.author Gomez-Puerta, Luis
dc.contributor.author Vargas-Calla, Ana
dc.contributor.author Bonnet, Gabrielle
dc.contributor.author Pizzitutti, Francesco
dc.contributor.author García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.contributor.author Gonzalez, Armando E.
dc.contributor.author O'Neal, Seth E.
dc.coverage.spatial Matapalo, Tumbes, Perú
dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-19T14:08:34Z
dc.date.available 2023-05-19T14:08:34Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13529
dc.description.abstract The widespread dispersion of pigs infected with cysticercosis across endemic villages, low cyst burden among infected pigs, and low prevalence of taeniasis all suggest that pig ingestion of human feces is not the only mode of transmission for Taenia solium. Our objective was to evaluate the risk of porcine cysticercosis associated with exposure to human feces, dung beetles, and flies in an endemic community setting. We used a cluster-randomized cohort design to compare the risk of developing antibodies and infection among 120 piglets raised in either free-roaming (FR), standard corral (SC), or netted corral environments (NC). We collected monthly blood samples to detect serum antibodies and necropsied all pigs after 10 months to identify cysts. A total of 66 piglets developed antibodies with the relative risk of seropositivity in FR vs. all corralled pigs increasing significantly after 18 weeks. Of 108 necropsied pigs, 15 had T. solium cysts, all belonging to the FR group. Corrals were protective against infection but less so against seropositivity. NC, which did not completely exclude insects, did not provide added protection against seropositivity as compared to SC. The results of this study suggest that dung beetles and flies do not play an important role in infection. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher MDPI
dc.relation.ispartofseries Pathogens
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject porcine cysticercosis en_US
dc.subject cohort en_US
dc.subject free roaming en_US
dc.subject corrals en_US
dc.subject insects en_US
dc.subject seroincidence en_US
dc.subject.mesh Cisticercosis
dc.subject.mesh Estudios de Cohortes
dc.subject.mesh Aves de Corral
dc.subject.mesh Insectos
dc.title Evaluating the Role of Corrals and Insects in the Transmission of Porcine Cysticercosis: A Cohort Study. en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12040597
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 2076-0817


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