Detection by immunoblot assay of antibodies to Taenia solium cysticerci in sera from residents of rural communities and from epileptic patients in Bali, Indonesia.
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1994-09-01
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Several studies from Bali have indicated the presence of Taenia solium. Relatively little has been reported, however, implicating human exposure to this parasite on Bali based upon the prevalence of anti-T. solium antibodies in asymptomatic and epileptic individuals. This study was conducted to determine by immunoblot assay and ELISA the frequency of anti-cysticercus antibodies in two groups of Balinese. Among 746 residents of four ecologic zones, 94 (13%) were positive by immunoblot. Of 74 epileptic patients from throughout the island, 10 (14%) were positive by immunoblot and 8 (11%) by ELISA; however, only 4 (22%) of the 18 sera positive in either test were positive in both assays. The previously defined high specificity and sensitivity of immunoblot indicates that T. solium cysticercosis is well established in Bali and that a significant amount of epilepsy may be due to neurocysticercosis.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Theis JH, Goldsmith RS, Flisser A, Koss J, Chioino C, Plancarte A, Segura A, Widjana D, Sutisna P. Detection by immunoblot assay of antibodies to Taenia solium cysticerci in sera from residents of rural communities and from epileptic patients in Bali, Indonesia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1994 Sep; 25(3): 464-8