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Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021 Background Porcine cysticercosis, human cysticercosis, neurocysticercosis, and epilepsy pose a serious public health risk and lead to economic losses to the small-scale pig farmers in Tanzania’s rural areas. It also resulted in lowering the pig’s prices,
Emmanuel Nestory Kayuni
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Epidemiology, impact and control of bovine cysticercosis in Europe: a systematic review [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2016 Bovine cysticercosis in Europe has been known for centuries but the data showing the occurrence of this zoonosis are scarce. The aim of this paper is to review and present the current knowledge on bovine cysticercosis in Europe. We conducted a systematic
Minerva Laranjo-González +4 more
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Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 This study aimed to map the occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis at national level within Central America and the Caribbean basin, and to map the distribution of porcine cysticercosis at first-level administrative subdivision level ...
U. C. Braae +4 more
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The monetary burden of cysticercosis in Mexico.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 BackgroundTaenia solium cysticercosis is a public health and agricultural problem in many low and middle-income countries where health education, sanitation, pig management practices and meat inspection infrastructure are insufficient.
Rachana Bhattarai +7 more
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Extensive disseminated cysticercosis: a case report in Yunnan province, China
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Cysticercosis is spreading all over the world and it is a major health problem in most countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Extensive disseminated cysticercosis is relatively rare and fewer than 120 case have been reported in the ...
Xin-Zhong Zang +7 more
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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 ...
Marco Coral-Almeida +5 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Due to the relative short life span and the limited spatial movement, porcine cysticercosis is an excellent indicator of current local active transmission. The aim of this study was to map at province-level, the occurrence of T.
Uffe Christian Braae +5 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background The distribution of Taenia saginata in the Americas is unclear. Establishing the distribution, economic burden, and potentials for control of bovine cysticercosis is increasingly important due to the growing demand for beef. This paper aims to
Uffe Christian Braae +7 more
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Prevalence of and factors associated with human cysticercosis in 60 villages in three provinces of Burkina Faso [PDF]
, 2015 Background : Taenia solium, a zoonotic infection transmitted between humans and pigs, is considered an emerging infection in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet individual and community-level factors associated with the human infection with the larval stages ...
Bauer, Cici +9 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2017 BackgroundThe pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, and associated human infections, taeniasis, cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, are serious public health problems, especially in developing countries.
P. Winskill +5 more
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