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Barriers to participation in a community-based program to control transmission of Taenia solium in Peru

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dc.contributor.author Beam, Michelle
dc.contributor.author Spencer, Angela
dc.contributor.author Fernandez, Lauralee
dc.contributor.author Atto, Ruth
dc.contributor.author Muro Ecca, Claudio Alberto
dc.contributor.author Vilchez Barreto, Percy Mcquen
dc.contributor.author Gamboa Morán, Ricardo
dc.contributor.author Olaya, Sandra
dc.contributor.author Ayvar, Viterbo
dc.contributor.author Gonzalez Zariquiey, Armando Emiliano
dc.contributor.author García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.contributor.author O'Neal, Seth E.
dc.contributor.author Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-30T02:09:30Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-30T02:09:30Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4014
dc.description.abstract Infection of the brain with Taenia solium larvae (neurocysticercosis) is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy worldwide. Effective and sustainable strategies to control parasite transmission in rural endemic communities are needed to prevent the disease. Surveillance and targeted intervention around infected pigs (ring control strategy) have been shown to be effective when carried out by research teams. However, this strategy has not been implemented or tested as a community-based program. In this small trial in northern Peru, eight villages were randomly assigned to community-led surveillance and treatment (five villages, 997 residents) or control (three villages, 1,192 residents). In intervention villages, community-led surveillance and reporting were promoted by community health workers, radio advertisement, and school and household education. Each suspected pig infection was verified, with confirmed cases resulting in treatment with niclosamide for taeniasis and oxfendazole for pigs in clusters of homes nearby. No incentives beyond human and pig treatment were offered. Control villages received basic disease education but no treatment intervention in response to reports. Despite 14 case reports, community-based replication of ring control strategy did not replicate prior results. After 12 months, there was no change in seroincidence in intervention villages between the baseline and study end, and no difference compared with control villages. There was no difference in prevalence of taeniasis or porcine cysticercosis at study end. Community members described lack of knowledge as the main reason for not reporting infected pigs. Further exploration of methods to transfer ring strategy and other control interventions for cysticercosis to the community is needed. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Barriers en_US
dc.subject Community-Based Program en_US
dc.subject Control Transmission en_US
dc.subject Taenia solium en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.title Barriers to participation in a community-based program to control transmission of Taenia solium in Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0929
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn 1476-1645


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