Molecular Confirmation of Taenia solium Taeniasis in Child, Timor-Leste [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe report a case of Taenia solium taeniasis in a 10-year-old child in Timor-Leste, confirmed by molecular analysis, suggesting T. solium transmission to humans is occurring in Timor-Leste. Proactive measures are needed to improve public understanding of
Hanna Jin +7 more
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Risk factors and prevalence of taeniasis among the Karen people of Tha Song Yang District, Tak Province, Thailand [PDF]
Parasite, 2021 Taeniasis remains a prevalent public health problem in Thailand. National helminthiasis surveys report only the incidence of Taenia spp. eggs. The ability to differentiate Taenia species using morphological and molecular techniques is vital for ...
Kusolsuk Teera +11 more
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Nationwide spatial dynamics of taeniasis in Thailand: declining prevalence but shifting focus and One Health risk factors across 2008–2014 [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsBackground The prevalence of taeniasis in Thailand has decreased over the past six decades. However, it remains a public health concern, particularly in focal areas, especially along the border regions where migration between Thailand and neighboring ...
Pornphutthachat Sota +5 more
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Improved methods to capture the total societal benefits of zoonotic disease control: Demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of an integrated control programme for Taenia solium, soil transmitted helminths and classical swine fever in northern Lao PDR. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BACKGROUND:Control and elimination of zoonotic diseases requires robust information about their effect on both human and livestock health in order to enable policy formulation and the allocation of resources.
Walter O Okello +7 more
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Comparison of Kato–Katz, PCR and coproantigen for the diagnosis of Taenia solium taeniasis [PDF]
Parasitology, 2023 Four methods were compared for the diagnosis of human taeniasis caused by Taenia solium. Fecal samples from persons living in a T. solium endemic region of Madagascar were examined for taeniid eggs by the Kato–Katz method. Subsequently, samples positive (
Marshall W. Lightowlers +11 more
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Addendum: Evidence for transmission of Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in a rural area of Northern Rwanda [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceLucrecia Acosta Soto +13 more
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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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, 2022 Both, taeniasis and cysticercosis are parasitic diseases caused by flatworms belonging to the class Cestoda (tapeworms), family Taeniidae, genus Taenia. The adult stages of Taenia species cause intestinal taeniasis in the definitive host whilst their larval stages or metacestodes (cysticerci) cause extra-intestinal cysticercosis in the intermediate ...
María Teresa Galán‐Puchades
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Study on Human Taeniasis by Administring Anti-Taenia Drug [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2005 Mazandaran province, northern Iran, has been an area with highest prevalence of infectivity with human taeniasis during past decades. In order to assess current situation of taeniasis in the province by a method which can yield a correct estimation of ...
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