Sparganum is a pseudophyllidean
tapeworm of the genus Spirometra plerocercoid. Northern Tanzania has been
confirmed to have human sparganosis. In order to detect anti-sparganum specific
IgG antibodies in the serum of normal inhabitants of Mto wa Mbu, Monduli
District, Tanzania, a seroepidemiologic survey was performed. Sera was screened
for antisparganum antibodies using the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (
ELISA). The positive antisparganum antibody incidence was 116 (62.7 percent) in
185 subjects. Of these, 17 (9.2) were adult males, 80 (43.2%) were adult
females, and 19 (10.3%) were children (< 18). Questionnaire data for all 116
positive ELISA residents showed that they had a history of consuming game meat
and drinking water from running springs. The data showed that ELISA would be
useful for the identification of infected cases among normal residents in
endemic areas of sparganosis.
Author (s) Details
N. J. Kavana
Department
of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O.Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania.
C. J. Kasanga
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O.Box 3019, Morogoro,
Tanzania.
A. A. Kassuku
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O.Box 3019, Morogoro,
Tanzania.
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