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There were significant associations between district (relative risk [RR] = 1.95, 95% CI = 1.42\u20132.69), education (RR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.15\u20131.70), and pet ownership with seropositivity (RR = 1.48, 95% CI = 1.02\u20132.16) based on univariate analysis. However, only the district was significantly associated with seropositivity (odds ratio = 4.20, 95% CI = 1.89\u20139.32) in binary logistic regression analysis. Providing health education to people residing in sparganosis-endemic areas is likely to improve the efficacy of preventative measures and reduce human disease burden.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.16-0211","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,8,2]],"date-time":"2016-08-02T03:04:45Z","timestamp":1470107085000},"page":"874-876","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Seroprevalence of Sparganosis in Rural Communities of Northern Tanzania"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"95","author":[{"given":"Nicholas","family":"Kavana","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Parthasarathy","family":"Sonaimuthu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"2Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), Department of Parasitology, 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