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. 2018 Feb 8;12(2):e0006260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006260

Fig 2. Results of ELISA for cysticercosis using LMWAgs in Sepon, Savannakhet, Laos.

Fig 2

A total of 235 serum samples from 3 villages and the Ethnic School were tested. In total 7.2% (17/235) samples were considered cysticercosis positives in ELISA, confirmed by immunoblot. Kalouk Kao village presented the higher number of positives 14.3% (7/49), followed by Poung village with 10.7% (6/56). Ayay Yay village and the students of the Ethnic School in Sepon presented significant lower seropositivity to cysticercosis (p<0.05) with 2 positives each, corresponding to 3.1% (2/64) and 3.0% (2/66) of positivity respectively. Two T. solium tapeworms were confirmed from Kalouk Kao village (n = 1) and Ethnic School (n = 1). The cutoff value of 0.115 (dash line) was calculated as 4 times the mean OD of negative control samples (Neg Ctrl).