Barriers to Participation in a Community-Based Program to Control Transmission of Taenia solium in Peru.

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 work

SUBMITTER: Beam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086163 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature