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Vaccination against Taenia solium Cysticercosis

, 2001
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2001, Volume 96, Number 3, pp. 353-356 Vaccination against Taenia solium Cysticercosis Ana Flisser, Marshall W Lightowlers* Code Number: oc01052 ABSTRACT: Taenia solium is a parasite that causes human cysticercosis.
Marshall W Lightowlers, Flisser, A, Ana Flisser, Lightowlers, MW, Lightowlers, Marshall W, Flisser, Ana   +5 more
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Occurrence of Taenia solium and Cysticercosis in Man in Egypt [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2010
Cysticercosis is emerging as a serious public health and agricultural problem. In Egypt Taenia solium/ human cysticercosis is rare. Therefore, this study aims to survey the occurrence of T.
Basem, R. N. Abdo, Amal S.M. Sayed, Asmaa A.A. Hussein,Mohsen, I. Arafa   +4 more
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Overcoming Cognitive Bias: A Case of Disseminated Neurocysticercosis in a Muslim Woman With Remote Pork Consumption

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Religious prohibitions against pork do not exclude individuals residing in endemic regions from contracting neurocysticercosis. Obtaining a detailed lifetime exposure history, including prior religious and dietary practices, is essential to overcome cognitive bias and prevent diagnostic delays.
Joseph Y. B. Nnang, Berjo Takoutsing, Astel Dongmo, Jeanne Annick Tsilla, Barah Mvuchiim, Roshina Numfor, Munteh Fang Nkwojei Randall, Elvira Aka, Ignatius Esene   +8 more
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Genetic diversity of Taenia solium cysticerci from naturally infected pigs of central Mexico

, 2010
This study was designed to explore if each individual case of naturally acquired porcine cysticercosis, living in different geographic rural areas of central Mexico, is caused by one or more different specimens of Taenia solium tapeworm.
Vega, R., de Aluja, A., Morales, J., Fragoso, G., Zúñiga, G., Duarte-Escalante, E., Sciutto, E., Reyes-Montes, M., Larralde, C., Bobes, R.   +9 more
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Taeniasis, a neglected tropical disease, from Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran [PDF]

The Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that human taeniasis is a neglected tropical disease. It has a worldwide distribution, even in developed countries. Three species of Taenia (Tania saginata, Taenia solium, and Taenia asiatica) can infect humans.
Mahdi khoshsima shahraki, Elahe Ebrahimzadeh- Abkoh, Moein Abolhasani Darounkola, Javad Khedri, Saeid reza Nourollahifard   +4 more
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of abattoir workers about Taenia solium cysticercosis in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Natural Sciences Education, Volume 55, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract The tapeworm, Taenia solium, is the cause of cysticercosis, a neglected zoonotic disease that poses a significant global threat to animal and public health. Data were collected between May and June 2024 using a structured, interviewer‐administered questionnaire (n = 152) comprising demographic items and sections on knowledge, attitudes, and ...
Siziwe Sibutha, Charles Byaruhanga, Ishmael Festus Jaja   +2 more
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Morphologic and Genetic Identification of Taenia Tapeworms in Tanzania and DNA Genotyping of Taenia Solium. [PDF]

, 2011
Species identification of Taenia tapeworms was performed using morphologic observations and multiplex PCR and DNA sequencing of the mitochondrial cox1 gene. In 2008 and 2009, a total of 1,057 fecal samples were collected from residents of Kongwa district
Yong, Tai-Soon, Min, Duk-Young, Rim, Han-Jong, Eom, Keeseon S, 용태순, Jeon, Hyeong-Kyu, Chai, Jong-Yil, Kihamia, Charles   +7 more
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Prevalence of Taenia solium taenaisis in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu (India): A cross-sectional study

National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2023
Background: Taenia solium infections in humans include the infection by the adult tapeworm, these infections are of public health concern and are among the most important afflictions of humans who live in areas of poverty in the developing world and ...
Sunil Kumar Jada, Karthika Jayakumar, Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan Sahu, Vinoth Raman, Gopalraj S   +4 more
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Bioinformatics‐Driven Design of Fusion Recombinant Protein (EgFABP1‐EgTeg) for Enhanced Immunodiagnosis of Hydatid Cysts

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Hydatid cyst disease is caused by the parasite Echinococcus and poses significant health concerns worldwide. Due to the lack of early symptoms and limited diagnostic tools, researchers aim to design a more specific and sensitive antigen. The study focuses on developing a recombinant multi‐epitope antigen using two parasite proteins (
Abolfazl Masoumi Koushk Mehdi, Hossein Motedayyen, Mohsen Arbabi, Amin Moradi Hasan‐Abad   +3 more
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Demonstration of species-specific and cross-reactive components of Taenia solium metacestode antigens.

, 1986
Analysis of human serum reactivities to antigenic components of soluble Taenia solium metacestode proteins showed the predominant presence of determinants shared by T. solium, Echinococcus multilocularis and E. granulosus.
Schantz, P M, Gottstein, Bruno, Victor C. W. Tsang, Bruno Gottstein, Peter M. Schantz, Tsang, V C   +5 more
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