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Impact of Health Education Interventions for Control of <i>Taenia solium</i> Cysticercosis/Taeniasis in Endemic Countries: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Public Health Chall
This systematic review assessed health education interventions for controlling Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis. Of 392 studies screened, 21 met the inclusion criteria. Findings showed that community‐based education improved knowledge, attitudes and practices, with short‐term behavioural changes and reduced prevalence, although long‐term impact ...
Nyangi C, Mkupasi EM, Ngowi HA, Mahonge C, Winkler AS.   +4 more
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Risk factors for Taenia solium taeniasis: A case-control study in Lao PDR. [PDF]

Trop Med Int Health
Abstract Introduction Neurocysticercosis due to Taenia solium is the leading cause of epilepsy in low and middle‐income countries yet remains under investigated in Lao PDR (Laos). People shedding T. solium eggs or proglottids from the adult tapeworm are the source of infection for those with cysticercosis.
Larkins A, Boyd D, Duangmala V, Insisiengmay B, Chittavong M, Ash A.   +5 more
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Assessment of Human Taeniasis and Other Intestinal Parasites in Narok County, Kenya. [PDF]

Vet Med Int
Data are sparse on the epidemiological picture of Taenia saginata taeniasis in Kenya. Infections are underreported, and their persistence nonetheless negatively impacts the beef industry. Populations vulnerable to taeniasis in the developing world are commonly burdened with other intestinal parasites, ubiquitous in unsanitary environments.
Oduori DO, Kitala PM, Wachira TM, Mulinge E, Irungu T, Zeyhle E, Ofwete R, Gabriël S, Gathura PB.   +8 more
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Diagnosis of human taeniasis

Microbiology Australia, 2016
Taenia solium, T. saginata and T. asiatica are taeniid tapeworms that cause taeniasis in humans and cysticercosis in intermediate host animals. T. solium can also cause cysticercosis in humans. A number of diagnostic methods have been developed to diagnose Taenia species that infect humans.
Abdul Jabbar, Charles G. Gauci, Marshall W. Lightowlers   +2 more
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Molecular diagnosis of Taenia saginata from two patients in Palestine: two case reports [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Taeniasis, is a worldwide foodborne zoonotic disease caused by two principal species; Taenia saginata and Taenia solium. The tapeworm infects the intestine causing taeniasis in humans.
Mohammad Asees, Issam Jawabreh, Omar Hamarsheh, Ziad Abdeen, Ayoub Assi, Kifaya Azmi   +5 more
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Taeniasis in Karangasem Regency, Bali [PDF]

WMJ (Warmadewa Medical Journal), 2018
Taeniasis is an infectious disease caused by the tapeworm Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), and Taenia asiatica (Asian tapeworm).
Ni Wayan Winianti, Elsa Herdiana M, Mahardika Agus Wijayanti , Putu Sutisna, I Nengah Kapti , I Wayan Sudiarta   +5 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, Diana Edithe Andria Mananjara, Mihajamanana Rakotoarinoro, Valisoa C. Rakotoarison, Modestine Raliniaina, Harentsoaniaina Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, Charles G. Gauci, Abdul Jabbar, Kabemba E. Mwape, Meritxell Donadeu, Noromanana Sylvia Ramiandrasoa, Jose Alphonse Nely   +11 more
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Taeniasis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment – a systematic review

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Human taeniasis is caused by infection with one of three Taenia species: Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, and Taenia asiatica. It is a parasitic disease that remains a public health concern in endemic regions. This systematic review examines the clinical
Agnieszka Napieralska, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Albert Kapla, Alicja Černohorská, Daria Bednarczyk, Julia Białeta, Karolina Siembab, Katarzyna Rowińska, Michalina Jurkiewicz, Wiktoria Pysiewicz   +9 more
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A Case of Taeniasis Diagnosed Postpartum [PDF]

Military Medicine, 2013
A case of postpartum taeniasis will be discussed along with the pathophysiology, proper treatment, potential risks, and prevention of taeniasis infections to the pregnant mother, her infant, and her family members. Taenia spp. infections are relatively rare in developed societies.
Matthew R Noss, Katherine Ramsey Gilmore, Arthur C. Wittich   +2 more
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Taeniasis in Mongolia, 2002–2006 [PDF]

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2007
Survey on secondary data of taeniasis/cysticercosis was carried out in Mongolia in 2002–2006. A total of 118 taeniid proglottids, a diphyllobothriid segment, and 59 serum samples from 118 taeniasis cases were collected at National Center for Communicable Diseases, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In 2006, 14 serum samples were collected from local people who had
Myadagsuren Narankhajid, Abmed Davaajav, Toni Wandra, Tsogtsaikhan Sandar, Purevdorj Ichinkhorloo, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Yasuhito Sako, Minoru Nakao, Marcello Otake Sato, Kazuhiro Nakaya, A. Ito   +10 more
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