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Risk mapping for Taenia solium: Applying multicriteria decision analysis in Lao PDR

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 28, Issue 9, Page 736-741, September 2023., 2023
Abstract Objectives Taenia solium is ranked the most significant global foodborne parasite and the leading cause of epilepsy in low and middle‐income countries. Diagnostic challenges have hampered disease control efforts to date and WHO has called for the development of risk mapping tools to assist endemic countries.
Andrew Larkins, Mieghan Bruce, Rattanxay Phetsouvanh, Amanda Ash   +3 more
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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, Dermauw, Veronique, Dorny, Pierre, Luyckx, Kim, Luyten, Leon, Van Bockstal, Lieselotte, Van Den Broucke, Steven   +6 more
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Expert opinion on the identification, risk assessment, and mitigation of microorganisms and parasites relevant to xenotransplantation products from pigs

Xenotransplantation, Volume 30, Issue 5, September/October 2023., 2023
Abstract Xenotransplantation has the potential to address shortages of organs available for clinical transplantation, but concerns exist regarding potential risks posed by porcine microorganisms and parasites (MP) to the health of human recipients. In this study, a risk‐based framework was developed, and expert opinion was elicited to evaluate porcine ...
Huybert Groenendaal, Solenne Costard, Reid Ballard, Stephen Bienhoff, Diana C. Challen, Brandon J. Dominguez, Douglas R. Kern, Dan Miller, Jeske Noordergraaf, Larisa Rudenko, Henk‐Jan Schuurman, Tom Spizzo, Matthew Sturos, Bill Zollers, Jay A. Fishman   +14 more
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Transcriptome analysis of Taenia solium cysticerci using Open reading Frame ESTS (ORESTES) [PDF]

, 2009
Background Human infection by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium affects more than 50 million people worldwide, particularly in underdeveloped and developing countries. Cysticercosis which arises from larval encystation can be life threatening and difficult
Almeida, Carolina R., Bayer-Santos, Ethel, Davila, Alberto M. R., Dias-Neto, Emmanuel, Ferreira, Henrique B., Grisard, Edmundo C., Maia, Antônio A., Ojopi, Elida P. B., Rodrigues, Juliana B., Rotava, Gianinna, Sincero, Thaís C. M., Sperandio, Maísa M., Stoco, Patricia H., Tyler, Kevin M., Wagner, Glauber, Zaha, Arnaldo   +15 more
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Sympatric Occurrence of Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica, Thailand

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
We confirmed sympatric occurrence of Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica in western Thailand. DNA analysis of morphologically identified T. saginata, in a dual infection with T. solium, indicated it was T. asiatica.
Malinee T. Anantaphruti, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Minoru Nakao, Jitra Waikagul, Dorn Watthanakulpanich, Supaporn Nuamtanong, Wanna Maipanich, Somchit Pubampen, Surapol Sanguankiat, Chatree Muennoo, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Marcello O. Sato, Yasuhito Sako, Munehiro Okamoto, Akira Ito   +14 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

Taenia solium human cysticercosis : a systematic review of sero-epidemiological data from endemic zones around the world [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Taenia solium cysticercosis is a zoonotic neglected disease responsible for severe health disorders such as seizures and death. Understanding the epidemiology of human cysticercosis (HCC) in endemic regions will help to expose critical ...
Abatih, Emmanuel, Benítez, Washington, Coral Almeida, Marco, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Praet, Nicolas   +5 more
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A retrospective study of Taenia spp. in Cuban patients: what does molecular analysis tell us?

Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2021
Taeniosis is a neglected disease, particularly in developing countries, and is caused by infection with the adult tapeworm of either Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, and Taenia asiatica. Of these, T.
Luis Enrique Jerez Puebla, Fidel A. Núñez Fernández, Jorge Fraga Nodarse, Raul Cordovi Prado, Iraís Atencio Millán, Iredys Cruz Rodríguez, Rigoberto Fimia Duarte, Marina del Carmen Sánchez Romero, Sahily de la Caridad Ortega Medina, Ubaldo del Risco, Lissette Pérez Santos, Lucy J. Robertson   +11 more
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Tapeworm-Induced Eosinophilic Colitis: A Case Report. [PDF]

Case Rep Gastrointest Med
Eosinophilic colitis is a rare gastrointestinal (GI) pathology characterised by abnormal eosinophilic infiltration into the digestive tract’s mucosa. It can present as a primary disorder or as a secondary manifestation, with a wide range of clinical presentations, necessitating a broad differential diagnosis by clinicians.
Suleman M, Lodhia J, Gnanamuttupulle M, Mremi A, Said O, Uisso F, Herman A.   +6 more
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Taenia saginata: A Rare Cause of Gall Bladder Perforation

Case Reports in Surgery, 2012
We report a case of biliary peritonitis caused by gall bladder perforation due to Taenia saginata induced gangrenous cholecystitis. Although parasites are not unusual causes of biliary tract disorders, especially in disease endemic areas, but this is for
Suhail Yaqoob Hakeem, Arshad Rashid, Suhail Khuroo, Rajandeep Singh Bali   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source