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Spatial clustering of porcine cysticercosis in Mbulu district, northern Tanzania. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010
BACKGROUND: Porcine cysticercosis is caused by a zoonotic tapeworm, Taenia solium, which causes serious disease syndromes in human. Effective control of the parasite requires knowledge on the burden and pattern of the infections in order to properly ...
Helena A Ngowi, Ayub A Kassuku, Hélène Carabin, James E D Mlangwa, Malongo R S Mlozi, Boniface P Mbilinyi, Arve L Willingham   +6 more
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Seroprevalence of major bovine-associated zoonotic infectious diseases in the Lao People's Democratic Republic [PDF]

, 2012
Bovine-associated zoonotic infectious diseases pose a significant threat to human health in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). In all, 905 cattle and buffalo serum samples collected in northern Lao PDR in 2006 were used to determine ...
Khounsy, S, Blacksell, S. D., Thompson, R.C.A., Blacksell, SD, Fenwick, Stanley, Blacksell, S.D., Conlan, J.V., Vongxay, K., Thompson, R. C., Dorny, P., Thompson, RC Andrew, Khounsy, Syseng, Blacksell, Stuart D, Thompson, RC, Khounsy, S., Fenwick, S., Vongxay, K, Dorny, Pierre, Conlan, JV, Conlan, James V, Fenwick, S, Dorny, P, Conlan, J. V., Vongxay, Khamphouth   +23 more
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Quality and chemical composition of meat recovered from bovine carcasses lightly infested with cysticercosis [PDF]

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal
Bovine cysticercosis is one of the zoonotic diseases caused by the larval form of bovine muscle infected with Taenia saginata. The carcass, which is slightly affected by cysticercosis, must be conditionally approved after specific treatment or totally ...
reham Amin, Hemmat Ibrahim, Mohamed Abd El-Hameed   +2 more
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Taenia solium cysticercosis. [PDF]

, 2003
The larval stage of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) infects the human nervous system, causing neurocysticercosis. This disease is one of the main causes of epileptic seizures in many less developed countries and is also increasingly seen in more ...
Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru, García, Héctor H, Evans, Carlton AW, Gilman, Robert H, Gonzalez, Armando E, Ordóñez Ruiz, Andrés, Orozco Pabón, Andrés Felipe, Vásquez, Luis Reinel   +7 more
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Socio-economic and health costs of porcine/human cysticercosis, neurocysticercosis and epilepsy to small-scale pig producers in Tanzania

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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Pulmonary cysticercosis: A case report of abnormal lung nodule based on chest computerized tomography

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022
Pulmonary cysticercosis is one of the rare complications of cysticercosis that occurs worldwide, especially in developing countries. Its clinical presentation can range from asymptomatic, pleural effusion, and constitutional symptoms to incidental ...
Chatuthanai Savigamin, Vichai Benjacholamas, Thitiwat Sriprasart   +2 more
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A Cross-Sectional Study of People with Epilepsy and Neurocysticercosis in Tanzania: Clinical Characteristics and Diagnostic Approaches. [PDF]

, 2011
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a major cause of epilepsy in regions where pigs are free-ranging and hygiene is poor. Pork production is expected to increase in the next decade in sub-Saharan Africa, hence NCC will likely become more prevalent. In this study,
Patricia P Wilkins, Paige N Gupton, Blocher, J., Auer, H., Wilkins, P.P., Matuja, W., Matuja William, Gotwald, Thaddaeus, Gupton Paige N., Schmutzhard, E., Winkler, A.S., Thaddaeus Gotwald, Matthias Schaffert, Schmutzhard Erich, Auer Herbert, Matuja, William, Schmutzhard, Erich, Patricia P. Wilkins, Gupton, P.N., Schaffert Matthias, Andrea S. Winkler, Gupton, Paige N, Wilkins, Patricia P., Wilkins, Patricia P, Gotwald Thaddaeus, Schaffert, M., Schaffert, Matthias, Winkler, Andrea Sylvia, Gotwald, T., Joachim Blocher, Andrea S Winkler, Herbert Auer, Erich Schmutzhard, Winkler Andrea S., Gupton, Paige N., Winkler, Andrea S, William Matuja, Paige N. Gupton, Wilkins Patricia P., Blocher, Joachim, Auer, Herbert, Blocher Joachim   +41 more
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Disseminated Cysticercosis in Rwanda—Case Report of a Patient Presenting with Difficulty with Walking and Skin Nodules [PDF]

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2020
Human cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by larval cysts of the Taenia solium tapeworm. The pathogenesis of disseminated cysticercosis involves migration of Taenia solium embryos from the hepatoportal system to organs and tissues in the body ...
J. Tuan, L. Kailani, P. Ngabitsinze, S. Umuganwa, F. Munyaneza, E. Musoni, A. L. Canales, M. Nkeshimana   +7 more
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Disseminated cysticercosis presenting with bilateral proptosis: A case report

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019
Rationale: Disseminated cysticercosis is characterized by presence of cysts in multiple body organs, like brain, skin, eyes, muscles and rarely heart and lungs. Patient concerns: A 22-year-old man presented with bilateral proptosis of 1-year duration. He
Ravindra Kumar Garg, Neeraj Kumar, Imran Rizvi, Hardeep Singh Malhotra   +3 more
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Habit of cooking pork on hot stones as main risk of cysticercosis

Universa Medicina, 2018
Background Cysticercosis is an infectious disease caused by the larval form of Taenia solium (cysticercus cellulosae) and has been ranked as the most important food-borne parasite of humans in terms of public health, socioeconomic and trade impact ...
Semuel Sandy, Antonius Oktavian, Hanna S Kawulur, Mirna Widiyanti, Iman HS Sasto, Yustinus Maladan   +5 more
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