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PLoS ONE, 2019 Background Despite Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (TSTC) having been put high on the global agenda of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which over the last years has received a lot of attention, there has been no control programmes in place in ...
H. Ngowi +7 more
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, 2010 Abstract Cysticercosis, infection by larvae of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is the most common helminthic infection of the human central nervous system. It accounts for up to 30% of all seizures and epilepsy in endemic countries, and travel and immigration now lead to its more frequent presentation in industrialized countries ...
Hector H. Garcia, Robert H. Gilman
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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 +7 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 +7 more
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Giant Cysticercosis of the Right Kidney: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Cysticercosis, although reported in several parts of the body, especially the liver, lesions occurring in the kidney are particularly rare. We report a 58‐year‐old female patient with intermittent epigastric pain, who was found to have a huge occupancy of the right kidney on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which ...
Zhang Y, Tan H, Gao X, Wang Y, Cao Y.
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Hydrocephalus and cysticercosis [PDF]
Child's Nervous System, 2011 Dear Editor: The recent publication on hydrocephalus and cysticercosis is very interesting [1]. We would like to share some ideas on hydrocephalus and cysticercosis. Indeed, this condition is a deadly condition that needs proper management. Similar to Matushita et al.'s note, Sotelo proposed that "The use of one or various therapeutic measures largely ...
Somsri Wiwanitkit, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Prevalence and risk factors of porcine cysticercosis in Angónia District, Mozambique. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and incurs sizeable economic losses to pig production.
Alberto Pondja +7 more
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Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are food-borne parasites of global importance. In eastern Europe only fragmented information is available on the epidemiology of these zoonotic parasites in humans and animal populations. In particular for T.
C. Trevisan +32 more
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Spinal nerve root sleeve cysticercosis: a case report and review of the literature
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic infection of the central nervous system by tapeworm larvae. Spinal cysticercosis is thought to be relatively rare, and spinal nerve root sleeve cysticercosis have not been reported previously.
Benzhang Tao +3 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2018 The beef tapeworm, Taenia saginata, causing cysticercosis in bovines and taeniosis in humans, is thought to have a global distribution. In eastern and southern Africa, cattle production plays a crucial role in the economy, but a clear overview of the ...
V. Dermauw +6 more
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