Taenia solium Infection in Peru: A Collaboration between Peace Corps Volunteers and Researchers in a Community Based Study.

CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: This study recorded high T. solium tapeworm prevalence, and identified hyper-endemic rural communities. It demonstrates that synergy between researchers and Peace Corps Volunteers can be an effective means to conducting large-scale, community-based studies in remote areas of Peru. PMID: 25469506 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Tags: PLoS One Source Type: research