Table 1. Prevalence of Taenia solium and other helminth infections in Mbozi district, Mbeya Region, Tanzania.

Disease and test applied	Sample size	Number pos	Percentage (95%CI)
Cysticercosis
Ag-ELISA (B158/B60)	830	139	16.7 (14.2–19.2)
Ab-ELISA (rT24h)	830	376	45.3 (41.9–48.7)
Results on parallel test with Ag-ELISA and Ab-ELISA
Pos Ag-ELISA/Pos Ab-ELISA	830	88	10.6 (8.5–12.7)
Pos Ag-ELISA/Neg Ab-ELISA	830	51	6.1 (4.5–7.8)
Neg Ag-ELISA/Pos Ab-ELISA	830	288	34.7 (31.5–37.9)
Neurocysticercosis (CT-scan of selected Ag-ELISA pos)
Contrast CT scan	55	30	54.6 (51.2–58.0)
With history of seizures	28	28	100 (100–100)
Without history of seizures	27	2	7.4 (−3.54–18.34)
Taeniosis
Copro-Ag-ELISA	820	43	5.2 (3.7–6.8)
EITB (rES38)	820	34	4.1 (2.8–5.6)
Microscopic examination	820	9	1.1 (0.4–1.8)
Results on parallel test with Copro-Ag-ELISA and EITB (rES38)
Pos Copro-Ag-ELISA/Pos EITB	43	34	79.1 (76.3–81.9)
Pos Copro-Ag-ELISA/Neg EITB	43	9	20.9 (18.1–23.7)
Other intestinal parasites detected on microscopic examination
Hookworm eggs	820	116	14.1 (11.7–16.5)
Schistosoma mansoni eggs	820	13	1.6 (0.8–2.5)
Ascaris lumbricoides eggs	820	8	1.0 (0.3–1.7)

Pos = Positive; Neg = Negative; 95%CI = 95% Confidence Interval.