PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundIntestinal helminth infections are among the most common infections worldwide and have a negative impact on the health, education, nutrition and economic development of affected populations.
Gideon Zulu +13 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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RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF TAENIASIS IN BULGARIA CAUSED BY THE BEEF TAPEWORM FOR THE PERIOD 2008-2017
Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, 2020 The aim of the present study is to analyse the dynamics of the distribution of taeniasis caused by the beef tapeworm (Taeniarhynchus saginatus) among the population of Bulgaria for the period 2008-2017. Material and methods.
Mihaela Videnova +5 more
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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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Stability and bifurcation analysis of a Taenia saginata model with control measures
Results in Control and Optimization, 2023 Bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis are neglected diseases caused by the beef tapeworm Taenia saginata. These diseases affect both human and animal health, rural livestock producers’ livelihoods, and the economies of the nations.
Joshua A. Mwasunda, Jacob I. Irunde
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Quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis exposure through consumption of pork in Mpwapwa District of Dodoma Region, Tanzania [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2023 Background and Aim: Pig farming is a livelihood activity undertaken by many rural communities in Tanzania. However, pigs in rural communities become infected with Taenia solium, a zoonotic parasite leading to porcine cysticercosis (PCC).
Misheck A. Mulilo +3 more
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Solitary Cysticercosis of Temporalis Muscle: A Rare and Challenging Diagnosis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Taeniasis is an endemic parasitic infection of developing countries, including India. It is caused by pork (Taenia solium), beef (Taenia saginata), and Asian (Taenia asiatica) tapeworms and the route of transmission is faeco-oral.
Sweta Singh, Uday Shanker Singh
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East African Journal of Biophysical and Computational Sciences, 2020 A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2013 to June 2014 to estimate the prevalence of Cysticercosis from abattoir survey and Taeniasis within the society found in and surrounding Dilla town.
Fikadu Tesfaye +3 more
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Geographic correlation between tapeworm carriers and heavily infected cysticercotic pigs.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 BackgroundNeurocysticercosis is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy in the developing world. Sustainable community-based interventions are urgently needed to control transmission of the causative parasite, Taenia solium.
Seth E O'Neal +11 more
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GIS-BASED RISK MONITORING OF ZOONOTIC CESTODIASIS IN HUMAN
Российский паразитологический журнал, 2016 Objective of research: The target of the paper is to develop a model of GIS-based risk monitoring of zoonotic cestodiasis in human.Materials and methods: The use of geographic information systems (GIS) as an epizootiological and epidemiological method ...
V. V. Belimenko +3 more
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