Field study on control measures for taeniasis and cysticercosis

  Objective   To explore control measures of taeniasis and cysticercosis in community.

  Methods   Based on the completed epidemiological survey at the experimental site and control site, interventions were carried out by means of controlling sources of infection, training basic level sanitary personnel at two sites, and health education was carried out as an intervention at the experimental site also.One year and six year after intervention, the result was assessed.

  Results   Before control program, the morbidity rates of taeniasis and cysticercosis in the residents were 0.23%, 0.70% at the experimental site and 0.21%, 0.61% at control site, there was no difference between the two sites.One year and six year after intervention, no newly infected patient was found at the two sites.Six year after intervention, the seropositivity rate of the inhibitants at the two sites was 1.04%, and compared with that(3.11%) befor control, seropositivity rate decreased significantly.One year after intervention, ther seropositivity rate of the pigs at the two sites was 1.39%, and compared with that(5.12%) before control, it decreased significantly also.There is no difference between the experimental site and control site for seropositivity rates of human and pigs in the same period.But environmental sanitation was improved, and health consciouseness, knowledge of the masses to prevent the disease was improved obviously at the experimental site compared with the control site.

  Conclusion   The control measures against taeniasis and cysticercosis with controlling sources of infection, training basic level sanitary personnel as the main intervention and health education as a supplementary intervention, based on the understanding of epidemiology, was proved to be effective.