Seroepidemiology of Taeniasis in the Land of Papua

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Seroepidemiology of Taeniasis in the Land of Papua Semuel Sandy1, Lidwina S1, Antonius O1, Hanna SK1, Mirna W1, Hotma MH1, Hana K1, Yunita RM1, Ivon A1, Melda S Suebu1, Yustinus M1, Iman HS S1, Setyo H1, Yuli A1, Eva F1, Evi IN1, Irawaty W1, Tri Wahyuni1, Ratna Tandjung1, Mardi RP1, Vatim DC1. 1Biomedical Research and Development Center in Papua, Indonesia Article Info Article History: Submitted May 2017 Accepted February 2019 Published July 2019 Keywords: Taeniasis, Papua, Seroepidemiology, Taenia solium DOI https://doi.org/10.15294/ kemas.v15i1.9702 Abstract Taeniasis is a disease caused by tapeworm infection such as T. solium, T. saginata and T. asiatica. Papua is an endemic area for T. solium. The purpose of the study was to find out the proportions and factors that influenced tapeworm infection in Papua Province. The study was cross-sectional research design and conducted in March-December 2016. Beside the 7,874 samples of serum taken from fingertip blood samples, interviews were also conducted in the community. Data were analyzed descriptively and Chi Square was also used. We used capture sandwich immunoassay magnetic micro particle technique to analyze the samples for taeniasis antibody examination (rES33). Based on the results of the study, it could be concluded that the prevalence of taeniasis in Papua was 4.6% with variables related to the incidence of taeniasis including: footwear usage (p = 0.035), washing vegetables using river water (p = 0.001), and headache (p = 0,0001). .