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Table 2 Retrieved studies in Burundi used to estimate the economic and health burden

From: Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burundi, 2020

Communes

Province

Sample size

Type of samples

Prevalence and tests

HC

T

PC

References

Buyengero and Burambi

Bururi

175

Blood

4.9% by Ag-ELISA

x

  

[15]

Blood

11.7% by EITB

x

  

81

Pig carcass

2–39% by meat inspection

  

x

13,840

Stools

0–1% by microscopy

 

x

 

Kayanza

Kayanza

84

Blood

35% by Ab-ELISA

x

  

[14]

39

CSF

64% by Ab-ELISA

x

  

NA

Pig carcass

20% by meat inspection

  

x

Kiremba

Ngozi

972

Blood

59.6% by Ab-ELISA

x

  

[16]

Kiremba

Ngozi

909

Blood

58.7% by Ab-ELISA

x

  

[18]

Blood

38.3% by Ag-ELISA

x

  

Kiremba

Ngozi

249

Brain

51.2% by EEG

x

  

[49]

Blood

36% by Ab-ELISA

x

  

Ngozi and Marangara

Ngozi

496

Pig tongue

15.5% by tongue palpation

  

x

[17]

  1. HC human cysticercosis, T Taeniosis, PC Porcine cysticercosis, NA not available, EEG electroencephalogram