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A Case of Taenia saginata Infestation Presenting with Chronic Constipation

, 2023
Taenia saginata is a parasitic infectious agent of the cestode class, which is transmitted to humans by the raw consumption of beef containing the larvae of Cysticercus bovis.
Ozutemiz, Ahmet Omer, Kurtulmus, Ilkce Akgun, Buyruk, Abdullah Murat   +2 more
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Taeniasis: An Unusual Presentation [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
We report a case of 45-year-old male presenting with the history of nasal expulsion of segments of Taenia saginata. This route of expulsion is a rare occurrence. The report stresses this unusual presentation of taeniasis in endemic region.
Shobha Prasada, Sevitha Bhat, K Vidyalakshmi   +2 more
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Report of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) on the effects of climate change on the risk of transmission of foodborne pathogens

Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2025.
Abstract The Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has carried out an updated review of the scientific evidence on the influence of climate change on the transmission of foodborne pathogens. This global phenomenon represents an emerging threat to food safety and public health, since alterations in weather ...
Antonio Valero Díaz, Rosa María Capita González, Baltasar Mayo Pérez, Azucena del Carmen Mora Gutiérrez, María Dolores Rodrigo Aliaga, Gloria Sánchez Moragas, Paula Arrabal Durán   +6 more
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Comparison of a new multiplex real-time PCR with the Kato Katz thick smear and copro-antigen ELISA for the detection and differentiation of Taenia spp. in human stools.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundTaenia solium, the cause of neurocysticercosis (NCC), has significant socioeconomic impacts on communities in developing countries. This disease, along with taeniasis is estimated to infect 2.5 to 5 million people globally. Control of T. solium
Dinh Ng-Nguyen, Mark A Stevenson, Pierre Dorny, Sarah Gabriël, Tinh Van Vo, Van-Anh Thi Nguyen, Trong Van Phan, Sze Fui Hii, Rebecca J Traub   +8 more
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Treating Pox, Pests and Worms: Saints, Sympathy and Materiality in Late‐Medieval English Charms

Journal of Religious History, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 3-20, March 2025.
Charms were a commonplace form of medical intervention in late‐medieval England, as they allowed afflicted and ailing devotees to seek the aid of saints and biblical figures. Those holy dead who had suffered something on earth were considered particularly adept at posthumously treating the same in their devotees, with the words used to recount their ...
Elizabeth Burrell
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Tapeworm‐Induced Eosinophilic Colitis: A Case Report

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
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.
Mujaheed Suleman, Jay Lodhia, Marianne Gnanamuttupulle, Alex Mremi, Omar Said, Felister Uisso, Ayesiga Herman, Yoshifumi Nakayama   +7 more
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Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Helminthiases in a Remote Area of Central Madagascar

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background Schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiases are significant public health issues that severely impact the development of children and adolescents in impoverished regions, such as the rural village of Soavinarivo in central Madagascar. These issues are often associated with deficient hygienic and sanitary conditions.
Gabriela Tapia-Veloz, Mónica Gozalbo, Elena Domingo, Danielle Aurore Doll Rakoto, Yeseul Kang, M. Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius V. Fuentes, María Trelis, Wenping Gong   +8 more
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Multiple infestations by «Taenia saginata»

, 2023
The author reviews the recorded cases of persons, with multiple Taenia saginata, and adds to the sophistical reasoning of the case an individual, who died of cancer of the suprarenal capsule, and in whose autopsy, a mass was found in the small intestine,
Greenway, Daniel
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices to Foodborne Zoonotic Diseases and Their Associated Factors in and Around Debre Tabor City, Northwest Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Foodborne zoonotic diseases are a widespread public health problem globally. Infections are naturally transmitted between animals and humans through food. Materials and Methods: A cross‐sectional study was conducted from January to June 2024 to evaluate the awareness of foodborne zoonotic diseases and their associated factors in and around ...
Balemual Abebaw, Sisay Assefie, Antonio Ortega-Pacheco   +2 more
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Spatiotemporal distribution and economic loss associated with bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis in Ethiopia

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2019
A metacestode stage (bovine cysticercosis) and adult stage Taenia saginata, accounted for zoonotic and economic losses from organ contamination and treatment cost. The objective of this paper is to assess the spatiotemporal distribution and economic loss
Adem Hiko, Belayneh Seifu
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