Results 81 to 90 of about 29,277 (286)

Prevalence and risk factors for Taenia solium cysticercosis in school-aged children: A school based study in western Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Background Taenia solium cysticercosis affects millions of impoverished people worldwide and can cause neurocysticercosis, an infection of the central nervous system which is potentially fatal.
J. Openshaw   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Oxfendazole flukicidal activity in pigs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Although oxfendazole (OFZ) is a well know broad-spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic, the assessment of its potential trematodicidal activity remains unexplored.
Alvarez, Luis Ignacio   +9 more
core   +1 more source

An Unusual Encounter: Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis Infection in Wild Sheep

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2025.
This study reports Johne's disease (JD) in Isfahan wild sheep, marking the first documented case in Iran's wild ruminants. The disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), was confirmed through PCR and histopathological examination.
Javad Abbasi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesParasites & 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   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cysticercosis of the masseter

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dental Research, 2012
Cysticercosis of the oral cavity is a very rare soft tissue lesion and very few cases have been reported worldwide. Here we report a case of a cysticercous cellulosae within the masseter muscle which was diagnosed with the help of high resolution ultrasonography (USG) and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and managed ...
P Balaji   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Systematic review and meta-analysis estimating association of cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis with epilepsy

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Background We reviewed studies that analyzed cysticercosis (CC), neurocysticercosis (NCC) and epilepsy across Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, to estimate the odds ratio and etiologic fraction of epilepsy due to CC in tropical regions ...
Gabrielle Debacq   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Interactions between landscape changes and host communities can regulate echinococcus multilocularis transmission [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
An area close to the Qinghai-Tibet plateau region and subject to intensive deforestation contains a large focus of human alveolar echinococcosis while sporadic human cases occur in the Doubs region of eastern France.
Bao, G   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Epidemiological tools for effective surveillance of porcine cysticercosis in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
peer reviewedaudience: researcher, professional ...
Goussanou, J.S.E   +4 more
core   +10 more sources

Oxfendazole as successful treatment of Taenia hydatigena metacestodes in naturally infected pigs

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2015
The efficacy of oxfendazole (OFZ) on Taenia hydatigena metacestodes, also called Cysticercus tenuicollis (C. tenuicollis), was studied in 648 raising pigs. This study was performed in Tumbes Department in Peru, an endemic area for cysticercosis.
Luis Antonio Gomez-Puerta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Meningo‐Encephalitis in Children—Heightened Awareness Needed During Prolonged Wet Weather Conditions

open access: yesJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 472-481, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the leading cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, is well established in eastern Australia. Prolonged wet weather in Queensland during 2021–2022 coincided with anecdotal reports of increased neuroangiostrongyliasis cases, prompting an evaluation of paediatric cases from 2013 to 2022.
Nadia Hasan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy