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Morphological and molecular analyses of Taenia and Mesocestoides species from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northwestern China

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
In this study, 263 tapeworms were collected from eight road-killed red foxes in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR, northwestern China). The tapeworms were analyzed based on morphological characters and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 ...
Gang Liu, Na Ji, Sándor Hornok, Yu Zhang, Shanshan Zhao, Xueling Chen, Wurelihazi Hazihan, Xinli Gu, Yuanzhi Wang   +8 more
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Evidence for potential elimination of active Taenia solium transmission in Africa?

New England Journal of Medicine, 2020
Eliminating Taenia solium Transmission in Africa Taenia solium causes cysticercosis. Control of the zoonotic reservoir is an important component of eliminating this disease.
S. Gabriël, K. Mwape, E. Hobbs, B. Devleesschauwer, I. van Damme, G. Zulu, C. Mwelwa, Chishimba Mubanga, M. Masuku, Moses Mambwe, Tine De Coster, Isaac K. Phiri, D. Berkvens, A. Colston, E. Bottieau, N. Speybroeck, J. Ketzis, A. L. Willingham, C. Trevisan, P. Dorny   +19 more
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Solitary Atypical Myocysticercosis in the Trapezius Muscle: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
One of the most dangerous parasitic infections found practically everywhere in the world is cysticercosis, which is also considered a neglected tropical disease.
Guneet Singh, Virendra Athavale, Siddharth Tiwari, Kondapalli Sri Sai Teja Sampath, Nayani Nithin Kumar   +4 more
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Lingual cysticercosis

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2005
A fourtyfive year old male presented with a painless solitary nodular swelling near left lateral border of the tongue of two months duration. Fine needle aspiration cytology lead to no conclusion. Excisional biopsy was done.
S C Pandey, S D Pandey
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Cestode infections in non-human primates suggest the existence of zoonotic cycles in the area surrounding the Strasbourg primatology center

Parasite, 2019
Background: Several cases of infections due to Echinococcus multilocularis, Taenia martis and Taenia crassiceps were recently described in various species of captive non-human primates (NHPs) harbored in the Strasbourg Primate Center (SPC).
Greigert Valentin, Brion Nicolas, Lang Cécile, Regnard Pierrick, Pfaff Alexander W., Abou-Bacar Ahmed, Wanert Fanélie, Dirheimer Manon, Candolfi Ermanno, Brunet Julie   +9 more
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Taeniasis, a neglected tropical disease, from Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran [PDF]

The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that human taeniasis is a neglected tropical disease. It has a worldwide distribution, even in developed countries. Three species of Taenia (Tania saginata, Taenia solium, and Taenia asiatica) can infect humans.
Mahdi khoshsima shahraki, Elahe Ebrahimzadeh- Abkoh, Moein Abolhasani Darounkola, Javad Khedri, Saeid reza Nourollahifard   +4 more
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Theileria, Hepatozoon and Taenia infection in great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) in northwestern China

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021
The great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus), widely distributed in Asia, is a natural reservoir for Yersinia pestis, Leishmania donovani and some species of helminths.
Na Ji, Xueling Chen, Gang Liu, Shanshan Zhao, Wenbo Tan, Guangyuan Liu, Jiangguo Zhang, Yuanzhi Wang   +7 more
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Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2012
Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by Taenia echinococcus. The three main varieties Echinococcus granulosus, E. multilocularis and E. vogeli are primarily found in dogs and are transmitted to man by fecal–oral route. Commonly affected organs are liver,
Jeevesh Mallik, Anil Kumar, C.B. Sahay, T.J. Minj   +3 more
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Risk factors and prevalence of taeniasis among the Karen people of Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, Thailand

Parasite, 2021
Taeniasis remains a prevalent public health problem in Thailand. National helminthiasis surveys report only the incidence of Taenia spp. eggs. The ability to differentiate Taenia species using morphological and molecular techniques is vital for ...
Kusolsuk Teera, Chaisiri Kittipong, Poodeepiyasawad Akkarin, Sa-Nguankiat Surapol, Homsuwan Nirundorn, Yanagida Tetsuya, Okamoto Munehiro, Watthanakulpanich Dorn, Waikagul Jitra, Dekumyoy Paron, Komalamisra Chalit, Ito Akira   +11 more
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Taenia larvae possess distinct acetylcholinesterase profiles with implications for host cholinergic signalling.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Larvae of the cestodes Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps infect the central nervous system of humans. Taenia solium larvae in the brain cause neurocysticercosis, the leading cause of adult-acquired epilepsy worldwide.
Anja de Lange, Ulrich Fabien Prodjinotho, Hayley Tomes, Jana Hagen, Brittany-Amber Jacobs, Katherine Smith, William Horsnell, Chummy Sikasunge, Dorit Hockman, Murray E Selkirk, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, Joseph Valentino Raimondo   +11 more
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