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The epidemiology of porcine Taenia solium cysticercosis in communities of the Central Highlands in Vietnam [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Taenia solium cysticercosis, recognized as a neglected tropical disease by the WHO, is distributed mostly in developing countries of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Pigs and humans act as intermediate hosts, acquiring T.
Dinh Ng-Nguyen, John Noh, Kathleen Breen, Mark A. Stevenson, Sukwan Handali, Rebecca J. Traub   +5 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.
Nicolas Praet, Niko Speybroeck, Rafael Manzanedo, Dirk Berkvens, Denis Nsame Nforninwe, André Zoli, Fabrice Quet, Pierre-Marie Preux, Hélène Carabin, Stanny Geerts   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Popliteal Puzzle Solved: A Rare Case of Intramuscular Cysticercosis of the Peroneus Longus Muscle. [PDF]

Cureus
Mehta SK, Mukhopadhyay S, Shafi S, Nafe ZM.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Taenia solium human cysticercosis : a systematic review of sero-epidemiological data from endemic zones around the world [PDF]

, 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 ...
Abatih, Emmanuel, Benítez, Washington, Coral Almeida, Marco, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Praet, Nicolas   +5 more
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Cysticercosis. [PDF]

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1937
B Gottlieb
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis in Tanzania

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniasis (TSCT) is reported to be endemic in pig producing areas around the world, causing significant disease burden and economic losses.
Chacha Nyangi, D. Stelzle, E. Mkupasi, H. Ngowi, A. Churi, V. Schmidt, C. Mahonge, A. Winkler   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evidence for Transmission of Taenia solium Taeniasis/Cysticercosis in a Rural Area of Northern Rwanda

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the metacestode larval stage (cysticercus) of Taenia solium. In humans, cysticercosis may infect the central nervous system and cause neurocysticercosis, which is responsible for over 50,000 deaths per ...
Lucrecia Acosta Soto, L. A. Parker, M. J. Irisarri-Gutiérrez, J. Bustos, Yesenia Castillo, E. Perez, C. Muñoz-Antolí, J. Esteban, H. García, F. Bornay-Llinares   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geographically Targeted Interventions versus Mass Drug Administration to Control Taenia solium Cysticercosis, Peru

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
Optimal control strategies for Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis have not been determined. We conducted a 2-year cluster randomized trial in Peru by assigning 23 villages to 1 of 3 geographically targeted intervention approaches.
S. O’Neal, Ian W. Pray, Percy Vilchez, R. Gamboa, Claudio Muro, Luz M Moyano, Viterbo Ayvar, C. Gavidia, R. Gilman, Armando E. Gonzalez, H. García   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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, Suman Singhal, Sonia Dhall, Ashish Manohar, Harsh Mahajan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiac cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis in sudden and unexpected community deaths in Lusaka, Zambia: a descriptive medico-legal post-mortem examination study

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, Luchenga Adam Mucheleng'anga, Victor Telendiy, Amos Hamukale, John Tembo, Nathan Kapata, Francine Ntoumi, Alimuddin Zumla   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source