Cysticercosis in Shandong Province, Eastern China
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018 We analyzed demographic and clinical data and estimated the incidence of cysticercosis in Shandong Province, China, during 1975–2014. Our analyses showed that a cysticercosis-endemic area is present in Shandong Province, especially in its western regions.
Gongzhen Liu +20 more
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An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa:A systematic analysis [PDF]
, 2012 Epilepsy is a leading serious neurological condition worldwide and has particularly significant physical, economic and social consequences in Sub–Saharan Africa.
Adeloye, Davies +5 more
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Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2010 Intramedullary cysticercosis is a rare form of cysticercosis in the central nervous system. A 55-year-old woman was admitted with low back pain, urinary incontinence, paraparesis and sensory deficit. Her MRI showed a well-defined intramedullary cystic lesion at T7 vertebral level with peripheral enhancement on contrast.
Kumar, S +4 more
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017 BackgroundTaeniasis and cysticercosis are two diseases caused by Taenia solium, a parasite transmitted between humans and pigs, leading to considerable economic loss and disabilities.
H. Ngowi +10 more
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Estimating prevalence and diagnostic test characteristics of bovine cysticercosis in Belgium in the absence of a ‘gold standard’ reference test using a Bayesian approach [PDF]
, 2018 A Bayesian model was developed to estimate values for the prevalence and diagnostic test characteristics of bovine cysticercosis (Taenia saginata) by combining results of four imperfect tests.
Berkvens, Dirk +4 more
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Cysticercosis Presenting as an Isolated Cervical Intramedullary Lesion: A Rare Benign Condition at a Dangerous Location [PDF]
, 2022 Rakesh Kumar Sihag +3 more
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Oxfendazole as successful treatment of Taenia hydatigena metacestodes in naturally infected pigs
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2015 The efficacy of oxfendazole (OFZ) on Taenia hydatigena metacestodes, also called Cysticercus tenuicollis (C. tenuicollis), was studied in 648 raising pigs. This study was performed in Tumbes Department in Peru, an endemic area for cysticercosis.
Luis Antonio Gomez-Puerta +5 more
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Seizures, cysticercosis and rural-to-urban migration: the PERU MIGRANT study. [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence of seizures, epilepsy and seropositivity to cysticercosis in rural villagers (cysticercosis-endemic setting), rural-to-urban migrants into a non-endemic urban shanty town and urban inhabitants of the same non-endemic
Cjuno, Alfredo +10 more
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Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, 2018 Taenia solium is the aetiological agent of human taeniasis, pig cysticercosis and human neurocysticercosis, which are serious public health problems, especially in developing countries.
M. José +3 more
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Report on the evaluation of surveillance systems relevant to zoonotic diseases in Kenya, 2015: A basis for design of an integrated human–livestock surveillance system [PDF]
, 2019 The Zoonoses in Livestock in Kenya (ZooLinK) is a project that seeks to enable Kenya develop an effective surveillance programme for zoonotic diseases (infectious diseases transmissible between animals and human beings).
Ndeda, C., Ngere, I., Omondi, M.
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