Taenia solium Human Cysticercosis: A Systematic Review of Sero-epidemiological Data from Endemic Zones around the World [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Background: Taenia solium cysticercosis is a zoonotic neglected disease responsible for severe health disorders such as seizures and death. Understanding the epidemiology of human cysticercosis (HCC) in endemic regions will help to expose critical ...
Pierre Dorny
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Porcine Cysticercosis in Angónia District, Mozambique [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and incurs sizeable economic losses to pig production.
LuÍs Neves +2 more
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The Disease Burden of Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Cameroon
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009 BackgroundTaenia solium cysticercosis is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Human neurocysticercosis is recognised as an important cause of epilepsy in regions where the parasite occurs.
Fabrice Quet +2 more
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Encased by Infection: A Rare Case of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Induced by Disseminated Cysticercosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious DiseasesCysticercosis refers to a disease caused by the larvae of Taenia solium parasitizing various tissues and organs of the human body. It is reported that cysticercosis is most commonly caused by the central nervous system, and retroperitoneal fibrosis is ...
Lufeng Zhang, Shaoyang Zhan
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Why latrines are not used : communities' perceptions and practices regarding latrines in a Taenia solium endemic rural area in Eastern Zambia [PDF]
, 2015 Taenia solium cysticercosis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis occurring in many developing countries. Socio-cultural determinants related to its control remain unclear.
Dorny, Pierre +7 more
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Asymptomatic Disseminated Cysticercosis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Cysticercosis is a common problem world wide. However, disseminated cysticercosis is rare. Still rarer is asymptomatic disseminated cysticercosis. We are reporting here a rare case of asymptomatic disseminated cysticercosis which involved brain, face ...
Ashima Vaidya +4 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background: Cysticercosis is a World Health Organization designated neglected human zoonosis worldwide. Data on cardiac cysticercosis and its contribution to sudden and unexpected community deaths are scarce and require study.
Cordilia Himwaze +7 more
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of porcine cysticercosis: A cross-sectional study in Indonesia [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Cysticercosis is a zoonotic disease with a global concern. Estimation of the prevalence and identification of potential risk factors are necessary for the prevention and control of the disease.
Annytha Detha +2 more
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Unusual Presentations of Soft Tissue Cysticercosis in Children Causing Diagnostic Dilemma: Report of Two Cases of Soft Tissue Cysticercosis [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2016 Cysticercosis is a common disease in tropical countries, caused by encysted larvae of the tapeworm Taenia solium. Cysticerci can affect any tissue of the body, most common being the brain, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), skeletal muscle, subcutaneous ...
Anuj Dhyani, Puneet Anand
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Multiple Fractures in a Patient with Disseminated Cysticercosis-Orthopaedic Implications [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval form of pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Disseminated cysticercosis is an unusual manifestation of cysticercosis which has been reported in endemic areas.
Shyamasunder N Bhat +3 more
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