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Vaccination against Taenia solium cysticercosis [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001 Taenia solium is a parasite that causes human cysticercosis. Its life cycle includes the adult stage, the egg and the larval stage. Human cysticercosis is a disease related to underdevelopment, the main clinical manifestation is neurocysticercosis. Control measures include mass cestocidal treatment aimed to cure possible taeniosis cases.
Flisser, Ana, Lightowlers, Marshall W
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NEUROCISTICERCOSIS: UNA ENFERMEDAD QUE NO DEBEMOS OLVIDAR.
Galicia Clínica, 2017 La cisticercosis es una infección causada por Cysticercus cellulosae, la larva del helminto Taenia solium o “tenia del cerdo”. Taenia solium puede producir dos formas de infección: Teniasis intestinal (tenias maduras) e infestación por cisticercos que ...
RICARDO FERNÁNDEZ-RODRÍGUEZ +2 more
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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 +4 more
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Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019 Carriers of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, are the sole source of neurocysticercosis, a parasitic tissue infection that can be chronic and severe. Identifying T. solium tapeworm carriers is challenging.
Curtis Croker
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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 +6 more
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TAENIA SOLIUM IN THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER [PDF]
Australian Journal of Opthalmology, 1978 SummaryA case of the cestode, Taenia Solium, occurring in the anterior chamber, is presented. The usual presentation is that of the cystic stage, cysticercus cellulosa, occurring in the retina or vitreous. This case is particularly interesting since anterior chamber occurrence is rare and in addition, the cystic stage has been circumvented and the worm
N. H. Welsh, E. M. Proctor
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Preliminary assessment of the computer-based Taenia solium educational program ‘The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake in primary school students in rural areas in eastern Zambia [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: The zoonotic helminth Taenia solium is endemic in Zambia, causing human (taeniasis and (neuro)cysticercosis) and pig (porcine cysticercosis) diseases with high health, social and economic burdens.
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Spinal Taenia solium cysticercosis [PDF]
European Spine Journal, 2015 The recent publication of Cardenas et al. on spinal Taenia solium cysticercosis is very interesting [1]. In this report, the cases from Mexican and Indian neurological referral centers are compared. Cardenas et al. concluded for ‘‘the existence of differences in the clinical and radiological traits of SC patients between Asian and Latin-American ...
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018 Background Vietnam is endemic for taeniasis and T. solium cysticercosis. Despite this, information on the epidemiological characteristics of the diseases in the Central Highlands of Vietnam are poorly described.
Dinh Ng-Nguyen +6 more
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Revista de la Asociación Odontológica Argentina, 2023 Resumen Objetivo: La cisticercosis es una infección causada por el estado larvario de la tenia del cerdo, Taenia solium. La cavidad bucal es un sitio raro para su localización y representa un desafío diagnóstico para los odontólogos. Se presenta un caso
Ricardo Caciva +3 more
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