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Human taeniasis: current insights into prevention and management strategies in endemic countries
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2017 Anna L Okello,1 Lian Francesca Thomas2 1Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine, Edinburgh Medical School, Biomedical Sciences College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Scotland; 2Independent Consultant, Lusaka, Zambia ...
Okello A, Thomas LF
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An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya [PDF]
, 2017 Background: The neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) are an understudied group that are a major cause of illness throughout the developing world. In general, little is known about the prevalence and burden of NZDs in affected communities, particularly in ...
Cook, Elizabeth AJ +5 more
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Control of Taenia solium Cysticercosis/Taeniosis
, 2006 Cysticercosis is emerging as a serious public health and agricultural problem in many poorer countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, this zoonotic disease forms larval cysts in humans and pigs that can lead to epilepsy and death in humans, reduces the market value of pigs and makes pork unsafe to eat ...
Willingham, Arve Lee, Engels, Dirk
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Prolactin in the Cestodes, Taenia solium and Taenia hydatigena
Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica, 1996 The demonstration of prolactin in cestodes, Taenia solium and Taenia hydatigena, was investigated by using immunocytochemical method. PRL immunoreactivity was widely distributed in the CNS and PNS in the worms. In the scolex PRL-IR perikarya occurred in the cerebral ganglia, around the basic area of the sucker and the rostral border region between the ...
Ken-ichiro Mutoh +2 more
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In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Tamoxifen against Larval Stage Echinococcus granulosus [PDF]
, 2014 Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. Chemotherapy currently employs benzimidazoles; however, 40% of cases do not respond favorably.
Cumino, Andrea Carina +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, endogenous, non-coding, single-stranded RNAs involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Although, several miRNAs have been identified in parasitic helminths, there is little information about their identification and ...
Renzo Gutierrez-Loli +4 more
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State of the Art of Taenia solium as Compared to Taenia asiatica
The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2013 Three species of tapeworms infect humans in their adult stage (Taenia solium, Taenia saginata and Taenia asiatica). The 3 are flat, opaque white or yellowish, and exceptional long segmented parasites, measuring 1 to 12 m in their adult stage. In this review, the development of the knowledge regarding the first species, mainly focused on understanding ...
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Progress on the development of rapid diagnostic tests for foodborne neglected zoonotic helminthiases : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Foodborne Neglected Zoonotic Helminths (FNZH) are parasites of both economic and public health importance. They include Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, Echinococcus multilocularis and Foodborne trematodes (FBT).
Chabala, Chishala +9 more
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Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2019 The aim of this study was to investigate exposure to porcine cysticercosis (PC) and associated risk factors in the Kongwa District, eastern-central Tanzania.
Justine D. Maganira +4 more
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Cysticercosis masquerading as a buccal mass
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2012 Cysticercosis caused by Taenia solium is endemic in many parts of the world. We present a case of one such lesion which presented itself as an asymptomatic buccal swelling. We present the life cycle of T. solium, the endemic nature of this infection, and
Lalita J Thambiah +2 more
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