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Cestode infections in non-human primates suggest the existence of zoonotic cycles in the area surrounding the Strasbourg primatology center

open access: yesParasite, 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The survival and dispersal of Taenia eggs in the environment: what are the implications for transmission? A systematic review

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2021
Taenia spp. are responsible for a substantial health and economic burden in affected populations. Knowledge of the fate of the eggs of Taenia spp. in the environment and of other factors facilitating the transmission of eggs to intermediate hosts is ...
Famke Jansen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Taeniasis, a neglected tropical disease, from Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran [PDF]

open access: yesThe 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are we ready for Taenia solium cysticercosis elimination in sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The World Health Organization announced in November 2014 at the fourth international meeting on 'the control of neglected zoonotic diseases - from advocacy to action', that intervention tools for eliminating Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (TSTC ...
Braae, Uffe Christian   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Theileria, Hepatozoon and Taenia infection in great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus) in northwestern China

open access: yesInternational 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Giant intracranial hydatid cyst: A report of two cases and literature review

open access: yesIndian 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence to the antigens of Taenia solium cysticercosis among residents of three villages in Burkina Faso : a cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: There is limited published information on the prevalence of human cysticercosis in West Africa. The aim of this pilot study was to estimate the prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis antigens in residents of three villages in Burkina Faso.
Athanase Millogo   +9 more
core   +6 more sources

Risk factors and prevalence of taeniasis among the Karen people of Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, Thailand

open access: yesParasite, 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taenia larvae possess distinct acetylcholinesterase profiles with implications for host cholinergic signalling.

open access: yesPLoS 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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