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Assessing the impact of intervention strategies against Taenia solium cysticercosis using the EPICYST transmission model [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background The pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, and associated human infections, taeniasis, cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, are serious public health problems, especially in developing countries.
Abela-Ridder, B +5 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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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 of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Taenia saginata is an important zoonotic parasite, causing taeniosis in humans and cysticercosis in bovines, the latter being a significant concern for the global beef industry.
Ramon M. Eichenberger +10 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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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 Background: 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 ...
Braae, Uffe Christian +4 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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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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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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Human cysticercosis in Southeastern Côte d'Ivoire: Seroprevalence and risk factors in two rural departments. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthCysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by Taenia solium, primarily transmitted via fecal-oral route. It is a public health concern because it contributes to increasing morbidity of epilepsy.
Man-Koumba Soumahoro +13 more
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