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High seroprevalence of echinococossis, schistosomiasis and toxoplasmosis among the populations in Babati and Monduli districts, Tanzania

Khan MB 1 , Sonaimuthu P 2 , Lau YL 3 , Al-Mekhlafi HM 4 , Mahmud R 5 , Kavana N 6 Show all authors , Kassuku A 7 , Kasanga C 8

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  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. M.behramk@gmail.com
  • 2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. parthawillbe@gmail.com
  • 3 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. lauyeeling@um.edu.my
  • 4 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. halmekhlafi@yahoo.com
  • 5 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. rohela@ummc.edu.my
  • 6 Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. nkavana@yahoo.com
  • 7 Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. ayubkassuku@yahoo.co.uk
  • 8 Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. chrisskasa@gmail.com
Parasit Vectors, 2014;7:505.
PMID: 25388913 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-014-0505-7

Abstract

The neglected tropical diseases, echinococcosis, schistosomiasis and toxoplasmosis are all globally widespread zoonotic diseases with potentially harmful consequences. There is very limited data available on the prevalence of these infections, except for schistosmiasis, in underdeveloped countries. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis, Schistosoma mansoni, and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in populations from the Monduli and Babati districts in Tanzania.

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