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Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2023 Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease affecting the nervous system and is a leading cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide, as well as cognitive impairment, especially affecting memory.
Laura E. Baquedano +14 more
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Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Volume 13, Issue 6, Page 1383-1398, June 2026.ABSTRACT Background Classifying abnormal tongue movements is challenging due to their varied presentations and limited visibility compared to other body parts. Accurate identification of the phenomenology guides physical examination and can point to specific diagnoses.
Nathaniel Bendahan +4 more
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Management of intra-vitreal cysticercosis
, 1970 Background: South East Asia is an endemic zone for cysticercosis. Oocular cysticercosis is emerging as a common problem which if untreated can lead to severe visual loss in 3-5 years.
I Winter, SK Singh, SK Yadav
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Natural Sciences Education, Volume 55, Issue 1, June 2026.Abstract The tapeworm, Taenia solium, is the cause of cysticercosis, a neglected zoonotic disease that poses a significant global threat to animal and public health. Data were collected between May and June 2024 using a structured, interviewer‐administered questionnaire (n = 152) comprising demographic items and sections on knowledge, attitudes, and ...
Siziwe Sibutha +2 more
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A Rare Manifestation of Cysticercosis Infestation
Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2014 There are many causes of urticaria, which may vary from infections to malignancy. Among the infections, infestations by cysticercosis (larval stage of the tapeworm called Taenia solium) is an important cause.
Sanjeev Gupta +6 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 +9 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.This study highlights that most consumers recognize that meat can transmit zoonotic diseases. However, substantial gaps persist in specific knowledge and in the consistent adoption of safe handling practices. By combining community education, improved market hygiene and One Health initiatives, policy‐makers can substantially reduce exposure to zoonotic
Madi Savadogo +6 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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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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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 456-473, June 2026.While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
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