Neurocysticercosis: a possible cause of epileptiform seizures in people residing in villages served by the Bethanie clinic in the North West Province of South Africa

Veary, C.M.; Manoto, S.N.

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 79(2): 84-88

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 1019-9128
PMID: 18846853
Document Number: 617190
A study to detect human taeniasis and cysticercosis was conducted in 4 village communities served by the Bethanie clinic in the North West Province, based on reports of people being diagnosed there with epileptiform episodes. Many home owners in the villages rear pigs in small numbers for both meat availability and an immediate income from live pig or pig meat sales.

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