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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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Host immune responses during Taenia solium Neurocysticercosis infection and treatment
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis (TSCT), caused by the tapeworm T. solium, is a foodborne and zoonotic disease classified since 2010 by WHO as a neglected tropical isease.
U. F. Prodjinotho +8 more
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Triplex ELISA for Assessing Durability of Taenia solium Seropositivity after Neurocysticercosis Cure
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Neurocysticercosis prevalence estimates often are based on serosurveys. However, assessments of Taenia solium seropositivity durability in patients with various neurocysticercosis types are lacking.
Nina L. Tang +4 more
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Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis in the United States: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Neurocysticercosis is endemic in the developing world, but is becoming more common in the United States due to immigration. Case presentation A 26-year-old Caucasian man presented with headache, nausea and vomiting and was found to have ...
Kelesidis Theodoros, Tsiodras Sotirios
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NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION PATIENTS
Malang Neurology Journal, 2019 The neurocysticercosis is an important neurological infection. It can be seen in several tropical countries. The neurocysticercosis can affect both healthy people and patients. The organ transplant patient can also get neurocysticercosis.
Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Cysticercosis and taeniasis cases diagnosed at two referral medical institutions, Belgium, 1990 to 2015 [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Few case reports on human infections with the beef tapeworm Taenia saginata and the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, diagnosed in Belgium have been published, yet the grey literature suggests a higher number of cases.
Bottieau, Emmanuel +6 more
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Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin [PDF]
, 2017 Background: This study aimed to map the occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis at national level within Central America and the Caribbean basin, and to map the distribution of porcine cysticercosis at first-level administrative subdivision ...
Braae, Uffe Christian +4 more
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Acute reversible monoparesis in multiple neurocysticercosis: A case report and review of literature
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Focal neurological deficit like monoparesis due to cortical lesions is a rare entity. In spite of the common presentations like seizures and headaches in neurocysticercosis, occurrence of reversible monoparesis is an atypical phenomenon.
Bishal Dhakal +6 more
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Epilepsy Currents, 2004 Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in the developing world and is an increasingly important health issue in the United States. Recent results from the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru provide new evidence supporting the use of antiparasitic agents in highly selected patients with active cysts and seizures.
Christopher M, DeGiorgio +4 more
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A case report of intraparenchymal neurocysticercosis in a postpartum female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2020 Neurocysticercosis is a neurologic disease caused by infection with larvae of Taenia solium. It is most commonly transmitted by consumption of pork, water contaminated with T. solium or poor hygiene habits.
Foziah Jabbar Alshamrani +3 more
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