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

, 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, Gabriël, Sarah, Johansen, Maria Vang, Magnussen, Pascal, Trevisan, Chiara   +4 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
doaj   +1 more source

The spatial ecology of free-ranging domestic pigs (Sus scrofa) in western Kenya [PDF]

, 2013
Background In many parts of the developing world, pigs are kept under low-input systems where they roam freely to scavenge food. These systems allow poor farmers the opportunity to enter into livestock keeping without large capital investments.
Cook, Elizabeth A., De Glanville, William, Fèvre, Eric M., Thomas, Lian F   +3 more
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Pig as a Favorable Animal for Taenia Saginata Asiatica Infection

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006
The epidemiology of Taenia saginata in some parts of Asia is confusing, in that beef does not appear to be the source of infection. In some areas, beef is either not available or not eaten raw, whereas pork at times is eaten uncooked.
Ping-Chin Fan, Win-Cheng Chung, Chung-Yung Lin, Chin-Cheng Wu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echinococcus multilocularis coproantigen detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in fox, dog, and cat populations [PDF]

, 1999
A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of Echinococcus multilocularis coproantigens (EM-ELISA) was developed with polyclonal rabbit (solid phase) and chicken egg (catching) antibodies that were directed against E ...
Alther, P., Deplazes, P., Eckert, J., Tanner, I., Thompson, R.C.A.   +4 more
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Evaluation of Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysticercal antigens for immunodiagnosis of neurocysticercosis using ELISA on cerebrospinal fluid samples Avaliação de antígenos de cisticercos de Taenia solium e Taenia crassiceps para o imunodiagnóstico da neurocisticercose por ELISA em amostras de líquido cefalorraquidiano

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007
The efficacy of whole parasite and vesicular fluid antigen extracts from Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysticerci for immunodiagnosis of neurocysticercosis was evaluated using ELISA on cerebrospinal fluid samples.
Lisandra Akemi Suzuki, Gisele Cristina Arruda, Elizabeth Maria Aparecida Barasnevicius Quagliato, Qláudio Lúcio Rossi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taeniasis in Karangasem Regency, Bali [PDF]

WMJ (Warmadewa Medical Journal), 2018
Taeniasis is an infectious disease caused by the tapeworm Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), and Taenia asiatica (Asian tapeworm).
Ni Wayan Winianti, Elsa Herdiana M, Mahardika Agus Wijayanti , Putu Sutisna, I Nengah Kapti , I Wayan Sudiarta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk ranking of foodborne parasites : state of the art [PDF]

, 2017
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Bouwknegt, Martijn, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Havelaar, Arie H, Quoilin, Sophie, Robertson, Lucy J, Speybroeck, Niko, Torgerson, Paul R, Trevisan, Chiara, van der Giessen, Joke WB   +10 more
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Diagnosis of Taenia solium infections based on "mail order" RNA-sequencing of single tapeworm egg isolates from stool samples.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Combined community health programs aiming at health education, preventive anti-parasitic chemotherapy, and vaccination of pigs have proven their potential to regionally reduce and even eliminate Taenia solium infections that are associated with a high ...
Henrik Sadlowski, Veronika Schmidt, Jonathan Hiss, Johannes A Kuehn, Christian G Schneider, Gideon Zulu, Alex Hachangu, Chummy S Sikasunge, Kabemba E Mwape, Andrea S Winkler, Markus Schuelke   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source