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Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2016 : Taenia solium is a zoonotic tapeworm of great importance in developing countries, due to the occurrence of human taeniasis and cysticercosis. Pigs have an important role in the biological cycle of the parasite as intermediate hosts.
Gabriel A.M. Rossi +7 more
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023 Rationale: Neurocysticercosis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the larvae of Taenia solium and may occur in immunocompetent people. We report a case of diffuse parenchymal neurocysticercosis mimicking tuberculous meningitis in an immunocompetent
Paulus Sugianto +3 more
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Taeniasis, a neglected tropical disease, from Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran [PDF]
The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and TechnologyThe World Health Organization (WHO) reports that human taeniasis is a neglected tropical disease. It has a worldwide distribution, even in developed countries. Three species of Taenia (Tania saginata, Taenia solium, and Taenia asiatica) can infect humans.
Mahdi khoshsima shahraki +4 more
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Development of a species-specific coproantigen ELISA for human taenia solium taeniasis [PDF]
, 2009 Taenia solium causes human neurocysticercosis and is endemic in underdeveloped countries where backyard pig keeping is common. Microscopic fecal diagnostic methods for human T.
Allan, JC +7 more
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Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Objective Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common parasitic infection of the central nervous system and a known cause of focal epilepsy. Its potential role in triggering or contributing to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE‐HS) is suggested, but the impact on brain volumetry remains unclear.
Jaisa Quedi Araújo +10 more
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Occurrence of Taenia solium and Cysticercosis in Man in Egypt [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2010 Cysticercosis is emerging as a serious public health and agricultural problem. In Egypt Taenia solium/ human cysticercosis is rare. Therefore, this study aims to survey the occurrence of T.
Basem +4 more
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Taeniosis and cysticercosis in Serbia, 1990–2018: Significance of standard of living
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019 Objectives: As is the case for all of Southeast Europe, Serbia is an area traditionally endemic for Taenia saginata and Taenia solium infections. This study was performed to analyse the epidemiological data on taeniosis and cysticercosis in Serbia for ...
Milena Stopić +9 more
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Infection control in the brain and the eye
Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester +2 more
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Human Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis, Switzerland
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Neurocysticercosis is almost exclusively caused by Taenia solium tapeworms. We describe a case of neurocysticercosis in Switzerland caused by infection with Taenia martis, the marten tapeworm, and review all 5 published cases of human infection with the
Valentin K. Steinsiepe +8 more
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Specific discrimination between Taenia saginata and Taenia solium by one step PCR assay and duplex-PCR [PDF]
, 2006 Este estudo teve como objetivo a padronização de protocolos e a seleção de novos primers para a identificação espécie-específica de Taenia saginata e Taenia solium através da reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR) e duplex-PCR.
Araújo, José Luiz de Barros +4 more
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