Taenia solium: Socioeconomic changes and prevalence evolution in four endemic communities in northwestern Mexico.

In Mexico, for the past 30 years, a continuous decrease in the incidence of clinical taeniosis/cysticercosis has been documented. This work aimed to determine the influence of improvement in socioeconomic conditions on the prevalence of Taenia solium in four endemic communities in northwestern Mexico. This study was carried out in two phases.

Kinetics of Eosinophils during Development of the Cellular Infiltrate Surrounding the Nurse Cell of in Experimentally Infected Mice.

We study the kinetics of eosinophils during the development of the cellular infiltrate surrounding the nurse cell of () in experimentally infected mice. Male CD1 mice were experimentally infected with 50 viable muscle larvae of the MSUS/MEX/91/CM-91 strain. Tongues and diaphragms were obtained daily from days 13 to 39 post infection.

Comparative analysis of antibodies and lymphocytes in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with negative and positive cultures.

Introduction: The sputum smear or the culture are the definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Only a fraction of clinical patients are culture-confirmed.

Methodology: A total of 24 clinical cases (40 ± 14 years old) with positive smear and negative co-morbidity were studied.

Frequency of Helminth Eggs in Faeces of Puppies Living in Urban or Rural Environments of Mexico City.

Background: The dog, , a domestic animal that maintains close contact with humans and other animals, is considered as a potential source of zoonotic parasites. The current study aimed to determine the frequency of helminth eggs in feces of puppies of dog living in urban or rural environments of Mexico City between spring and summer of 2013.

Methods: Stool samples (n=180) were analyzed by sedimentation with formalin-ether.

Search for antibodies to Taenia solium cysticerci in paediatric patients with seizures.

Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of seizures in adults, but in paediatric patients, the diagnosis is controversial. The aim of this study was to search for antibodies to Taenia solium cysticerci in paediatric patients with seizures. We retrospectively studied a cohort of 41 serum samples from paediatric patients and 40 serum samples from healthy children.

[Parasitological transition: Experience in a third-level pediatric hospital (1990-2010)].

Background: In recent years, the main reason for parasitological diagnosis was suspicion of a parasitic etiology. Currently, diagnosis and consultation are associated with co-morbidity with a hemato-oncological, autoimmune, immunodeficiency or post-transplant condition.

Methods: Results collected from the Parasitology Laboratory of the Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gómez from January 1990 to December 2010 were analyzed to determine the frequency and distribution of parasites and commensals per year and decade.

Isolation of IgG antibodies to Toxocara in ankylosing spondylitis patients with acute anterior uveitis.

Purpose: Since few reports had been published on the prevalence of toxocariasis in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with acute non-granulomatous anterior uveitis (ANGAU), the aim of this work was to determine the presence of antibodies against Toxocara canis in AS patients with ANGAU.

Methods: Thirty-six patients (14 female and 22 male) with AS were enrolled in the study. The history of ANGAU was accepted only if diagnosed by an ophthalmologist.

A study on parasites in Mexican rheumatic disease patients.

Blastocystis hominis is a common human parasite with infection rates up to 50% in developing countries, and giardiasis is the commonest intestinal one in Mexico. No doubt, various parasites as Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica can cause rheumatic diseases. This study coproparasitoscopic analysis evaluated the cysts by B.

Taeniasis and cysticercosis prevalence in a small village from Northeastern Brazil.

Unlabelled: Although not considered as an endemic region, the Northeast of Brazil has the necessary conditions for the development of taeniasis-cysticercosis complex. In a previous paper, we demonstrated that Mulungu do Morro municipality, in the State of Bahia, has a high seroprevalence to cysticercosis in epileptic patients.

Objective: to determine the prevalence of taeniasis and positive cysticercosis serology in the population of Mulungu do Morro.

Antigens and antibodies in sera from human cases of epilepsy or taeniasis from an area of Mexico where Taenia solium cysticercosis is endemic.

Human neurocysticercosis is an important parasitic disease in developing countries. Most epidemiological studies on the disease have used antibody-based assays that allow the detection of transmission 'hot spots' and the identification of the main risk factors for transmission. However, such assays have low predictive value in the detection of active cases of neurocysticercosis.