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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2026.Intestinal parasites are shared among humans and domestic animals. Rural setting is critical to enhance parasite zoonosis in Nepal. ABSTRACT Intestinal parasitic (IP) species with zoonotic significance are major public health issues, mostly prevalent in developing countries, leading to high morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to assess the
Prince Rai, Tirth Raj Ghimire
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Jurnal Kedokteran dan KesehatanNeurocysticercosis is one of the most encountered infectious diseases caused by parasites. This condition is caused by an infection of the larvae (cysticercus) of the tapeworm Taenia Solium in the central nervous system.
Noveline Sagita +3 more
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Neurocysticercosis among patients with first time seizure in Northern Namibia
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 INTRODUCTION: neurocysticercosis is a common cause of seizures in low resource countries. There is a paucity of data regarding the extent of this infection in Namibia.
Innocent Lule Segamwenge +5 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2018 Neurocysticercosis is a common parasitic infection in children in developing countries and neurological symptoms such as seizures are the most common manifestations. However, symptoms of encephalopathy are an unusual presentation in children.
Indar K. Sharawat +4 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2025.This systematic review assessed health education interventions for controlling Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis. Of 392 studies screened, 21 met the inclusion criteria. Findings showed that community‐based education improved knowledge, attitudes and practices, with short‐term behavioural changes and reduced prevalence, although long‐term impact ...
Chacha Nyangi +4 more
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A Rare Case Of Disseminated Toxic Neurocysticercosis Causing Threat-ening Of Life
Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 2018 Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. However, disseminated cysticercosis is rare. Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of Taenia solium, a tapeworm.
Naba Kumar Singh A, Apurv Bhatia
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Brain Pathology, 1997 Cysticercosis is an infection caused by Taenia solium larvae (cysticerci). When the cysticercus is lodged in the central nervous system (CNS), the disease is known as neurocysticercosis (NCC). NCC is the most frequent and most widely disseminated human neuroparasitosis.
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Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019 Carriers of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, are the sole source of neurocysticercosis, a parasitic tissue infection that can be chronic and severe. Identifying T. solium tapeworm carriers is challenging.
Curtis Croker
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2000 Due to the lack of studies about neurocysticercosis in the South of Brazil, an investigation was conducted to determine the percentage of suspected cases of neurocysticercosis in computed tomography diagnoses in Santa Maria, RS, from January 1997 to ...
José Edson Paz da SILVA +2 more
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