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Preliminary assessment of the computer-based Taenia solium educational program ‘The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake in primary school students in rural areas in eastern Zambia [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: The zoonotic helminth Taenia solium is endemic in Zambia, causing human (taeniasis and (neuro)cysticercosis) and pig (porcine cysticercosis) diseases with high health, social and economic burdens.
Alexander +26 more
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Perceptions and acceptability of piloted Taenia solium control and elimination interventions in two endemic communities in eastern Zambia [PDF]
, 2020 Infections with Taenia solium cause significant public health and economic losses worldwide. Despite effective control tools, long‐term sustained control/elimination of the parasite has not been demonstrated to date.
Chembensofu, Mwelwa +15 more
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NEUROCISTICERCOSIS: UNA ENFERMEDAD QUE NO DEBEMOS OLVIDAR.
Galicia Clínica, 2017 La cisticercosis es una infección causada por Cysticercus cellulosae, la larva del helminto Taenia solium o “tenia del cerdo”. Taenia solium puede producir dos formas de infección: Teniasis intestinal (tenias maduras) e infestación por cisticercos que ...
RICARDO FERNÁNDEZ-RODRÍGUEZ +2 more
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Cysticercosis and taeniasis cases diagnosed at two referral medical institutions, Belgium, 1990 to 2015 [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Few case reports on human infections with the beef tapeworm Taenia saginata and the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, diagnosed in Belgium have been published, yet the grey literature suggests a higher number of cases.
Bottieau, Emmanuel +6 more
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Vaccination against Taenia solium cysticercosis [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001 Taenia solium is a parasite that causes human cysticercosis. Its life cycle includes the adult stage, the egg and the larval stage. Human cysticercosis is a disease related to underdevelopment, the main clinical manifestation is neurocysticercosis. Control measures include mass cestocidal treatment aimed to cure possible taeniosis cases.
Flisser, Ana, Lightowlers, Marshall W
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Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019 Carriers of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, are the sole source of neurocysticercosis, a parasitic tissue infection that can be chronic and severe. Identifying T. solium tapeworm carriers is challenging.
Curtis Croker
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Genetic variability of Taenia saginata inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences [PDF]
, 2015 Taenia saginata is an important tapeworm, infecting humans in many parts of the world. The present study was undertaken to identify inter- and intraspecific variation of T.
Babaei, Z. +5 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of bovine cysticercosis in Brazil : current knowledge and way forward [PDF]
, 2020 Background Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis has been well studied in several countries. Brazil is one of the most important beef exporting countries and has one of the highest cattle population size in the world.
Gabriël, Sarah +2 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018 Background Vietnam is endemic for taeniasis and T. solium cysticercosis. Despite this, information on the epidemiological characteristics of the diseases in the Central Highlands of Vietnam are poorly described.
Dinh Ng-Nguyen +6 more
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Revista de la Asociación Odontológica Argentina, 2023 Resumen Objetivo: La cisticercosis es una infección causada por el estado larvario de la tenia del cerdo, Taenia solium. La cavidad bucal es un sitio raro para su localización y representa un desafío diagnóstico para los odontólogos. Se presenta un caso
Ricardo Caciva +3 more
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