No confirmed cases of Taenia solium taeniasis in a group of recently arrived Sub-Saharan migrants to Italy

Zammarchi, L; Tilli, M; Mantella, A; Botta, A; Nicoletti, A; García, Hh; Castillo, Y; Aquilini, D; Boccalini, S; Bartoloni, A.

doi:10.3390/pathogens8040296

One-hundred and sixty-four migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to Italy were screened with the Taenia solium specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay coproantigen (ELISA CoAg) and four (2.4%) were recorded as positive, but with optical density values near to the cut-off. No ELISA CoAg positive samples were confirmed by parasitological methods. Low positivity could be attributed to false positive result or cross-reaction with other Taenia species. Further studies are needed to assess the role of migration on sporadic autochthonous transmission of T. solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in Europe.

No confirmed cases of Taenia solium taeniasis in a group of recently arrived Sub-Saharan migrants to Italy / Zammarchi L, Tilli M, Mantella A, Botta A, Nicoletti A, García HH, Castillo Y, Aquilini D, Boccalini S, Bartoloni A.. - In: PATHOGENS. - ISSN 2076-0817. - ELETTRONICO. - 8:(2019), pp. 1-5. [10.3390/pathogens8040296]