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Taenia solium Cysticercosis: The Case of Cuba

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
Cysticercosis is a neglected zoonotic disease attributable to infection with the metacestode larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. Humans are the sole final hosts, carrying the adult tapeworm in the intestine (taeniosis). Pigs are the main intermediate host, but humans also may accidentally get infected through the ingestion of T.
Kirezi Kanobana, A. Pérez Ruiz, Lázara Rojas, R. R. Andrade, Felix Rosado, Katja Polman, Fidel Ángel Núñez   +6 more
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Re-visiting the detection of porcine cysticercosis based on full carcass dissections of naturally Taenia solium infected pigs [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Taenia solium is a neglected zoonotic parasite. The performances of existing tools for the diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis need further assessment, and their shortcomings call for alternatives.
Berkvens, D, Chembensofu, Mwelwa, Chota, A, Colston, A, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Hobbs, Emma, Masuku, M, Mwape, KE, Phiri, IK, Speybroeck, N, Van Damme, Inge, Van Hul, A, Willingham, AL, Zulu, G   +15 more
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Navigating a Rare Neurological Conundrum: Quadriparesis in Neurocysticercosis With Hydrocephalus

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2025.
ABSTRACT This case illustrates the diagnostic challenges in identifying neurocysticercosis, which is initially mistaken for tubercular arachnoiditis. Early recognition and multidisciplinary management are crucial for preventing severe complications. The case also describes the importance of awareness and timely treatment of neglected tropical diseases ...
Mudamanchu Vamsi Krishna, Pubali Biswas, C. A. Jayashankar, V. H. Ganaraja, Amey Joshi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating a hyper-endemic focus of Taenia solium in northern Lao PDR

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background The Taenia solium cysticercosis-taeniasis complex is a Neglected Tropical Disease of significant public health importance in many impoverished communities worldwide.
Anna Okello, Amanda Ash, Chattouphone Keokhamphet, Emma Hobbs, Boualam Khamlome, Pierre Dorny, Lian Thomas, John Allen   +7 more
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Taenia solium In The Small Intestine [PDF]

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2021
Samir C. Grover, Joshua B. Satchwell
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Food Safety in Developing Countries: Common Foodborne and Waterborne Illnesses, Regulations, Organizational Structure, and Challenges of Food Safety in the Context of Nepal

Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 86-123, January 2025.
Food safety presents a global challenge, contributing to 600 million cases of foodborne diseases and 420,000 fatalities annually worldwide. A multisectoral One Health approach involving collaboration among government agencies, food industry stakeholders, consumers, and civil society organizations is imperative to enhance food safety in developing ...
Deepak Subedi, Madhav Paudel, Sandesh Poudel, Niranjan Koirala   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: Western Europe

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are zoonotic parasites of public health importance. Data on their occurrence in humans and animals in western Europe are incomplete and fragmented.
Minerva Laranjo-González, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Chiara Trevisan, Alberto Allepuz, Smaragda Sotiraki, Annette Abraham, Mariana Boaventura Afonso, Joachim Blocher, Luís Cardoso, José Manuel Correia da Costa, Pierre Dorny, Sarah Gabriël, Jacinto Gomes, María Ángeles Gómez-Morales, Pikka Jokelainen, Miriam Kaminski, Brane Krt, Pascal Magnussen, Lucy J. Robertson, Veronika Schmidt, Erich Schmutzhard, G. Suzanne A. Smit, Barbara Šoba, Christen Rune Stensvold, Jože Starič, Karin Troell, Aleksandra Vergles Rataj, Madalena Vieira-Pinto, Manuela Vilhena, Nicola Ann Wardrop, Andrea S. Winkler, Veronique Dermauw   +31 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Ghana: A Review of Infections and the Risk of Zoonotic Transmission

BioMed Research International, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Intestinal parasites pose a risk to public health globally, causing a high economic burden in developing countries. Most diagnostic methods aimed at detecting these parasites in hospital settings are not sensitive to recovering parasites. Hence, the prevalence of these diseases remains a challenge in areas of poor environmental sanitation and ...
Seth Offei Addo, Margaret Owusu-Akyaw, Ronald Essah Bentil, Stacy Amoah, Seth Oware, Bernice Olivia Ama Baako, John Asiedu Larbi, Baisakhi Banerjee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taenia solium infection in Peru: a collaboration between Peace Corps Volunteers and researchers in a community based study.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundNeurocysticercosis is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in most of the world, and it occurs when Taenia solium larval cysts infect the central nervous system. T.
Nathaniel S Watts, Monica Pajuelo, Taryn Clark, Maria-Cristina I Loader, Manuela R Verastegui, Charles Sterling, Jon S Friedland, Hector H Garcia, Robert H Gilman, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru   +9 more
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Taeniasis among Refugees Living on Thailand–Myanmar Border, 2012

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
We tested refugee camp residents on the Thailand–Myanmar border for Taenia solium infection. Taeniasis prevalence was consistent with that for other disease-endemic regions, but seropositivity indicating T. solium taeniasis was rare.
Ellen J. McCleery, Prapas Patchanee, Pornsawan Pongsopawijit, Sasisophin Chailangkarn, Saruda Tiwananthagorn, Papaspong Jongchansittoe, Anchalee Dantrakool, Nimit Morakote, Hnin Phyu, Patricia P. Wilkins, John Noh, Christina R. Phares, Seth E. O’Neal   +12 more
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