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Cysticercosis of breast: a rare encounter [PDF]
Human cysticercosis is caused by larval stage of Taenia solium. Any organ or tissue may be involved, the most common being subcutaneous tissue and muscles.
Anuradha B+5 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of bovine cysticercosis in Brazil : current knowledge and way forward [PDF]
Background Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis has been well studied in several countries. Brazil is one of the most important beef exporting countries and has one of the highest cattle population size in the world.
Gabriël, Sarah+2 more
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Introduction: Cysticercosis (CC) is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system. It is endemic in most developing countries where pigs are raised and consumed. An overview of all available data of this parasite in Madagascar is lacking. Methodology: We conducted a literature review, collecting information on published and ...
Pierre Dorny, Jean-François Carod
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Spatial clustering of porcine cysticercosis in Mbulu district, northern Tanzania. [PDF]
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+6 more
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Deaths from Cysticercosis, United States
Cysticercosis has emerged as a cause of severe neurologic disease in the United States. We evaluated cysticercosis-related deaths in the United States for 1990–2002 by race, sex, age, state of residence, country of birth, and year of death.
Frank J. Sorvillo+2 more
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Cysticercosis remains a public health problem in China, with disease prevalence attributed to poor socio-economic and public health conditions. This parasitic food-borne disease was prioritized for effective control following implementation of the ...
Huanzhang Li+9 more
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AbstractA fourtyfive year old male presented with a painless solitary nodular swelling near left lateral border of the tongue of two months duration. Fine needle aspiration cytology lead to no conclusion. Excisional biopsy was done. Histopathology revealed Cysticercosis cellulosae and the parasite could be visualised in the slide along with the tongue ...
S C Pandey, S D Pandey
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Distribution of bovine cysticercosis prevalence in the southeastern districts of Botswana from 2015 to 2016 [PDF]
Background and Aim: Bovine cysticercosis is defined as a foodborne parasitic zoonotic disease of cattle caused by the larval stage of the human tapeworm Taenia saginata.
Batatu Mazhani+4 more
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Bilateral proptosis as a rare manifestation of neurocysticercosis
Cysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system. Although seizure is the most common presenting feature, the presentation depends upon the location of the cysts.
Akhilesh K Singh+3 more
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Are we ready for Taenia solium cysticercosis elimination in sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]
The World Health Organization announced in November 2014 at the fourth international meeting on 'the control of neglected zoonotic diseases - from advocacy to action', that intervention tools for eliminating Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (TSTC ...
Braae, Uffe Christian+4 more
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