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: Watts NS, Pajuelo M, Clark T, Loader MC, Verastegui MR, Sterling C, Friedland JS, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru Tags: PLoS One Source Type: research
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