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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
doaj   +1 more source

Intestinal Perforation Due to Adult Tapeworm of : A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2022
Taeniasis is an intestinal helminth infection due to adult tapeworms belonging to the genus Taenia. Taeniasis remains a major burden in low-income countries in Asia.
Raju Bhandari, Rajan Chamlagain, Edward Sutanto, Hammad Adam, Anil Dhungana, Aishnath Azna Ali, Bimochan Piya, Abdulla Ubaid, Andreas Neumayr   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human taeniasis infection (Taenia saginata): a complex public health problem. Case report

Case Reports, 2020
Introduction: Taeniasis is a zoonosis that can be found worldwide. It is relatively easy to diagnose and its treatment is currently effective. This paper describes the follow-up of a case with persistent refractory taeniasis.
Shirley Natali Iza, José Alejandro Iza, Julián Felipe Porras-Villamil, Mario Javier Olivera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Anna L Okello, Phouth Inthavong, Tassilo Tiemann, Ammaly Phengsivalouk, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Alexandra Shaw, John Allen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of Taenia saginata Cysts in Cattle, Human Hospital Cases, and Risk Factors for Human Taeniasis in Kajiado County, Kenya

Veterinary Medicine International, 2023
Taenia saginata is a zoonotic tapeworm that causes diseases in cattle and humans. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between June and July 2021 in Kajiado County, Kenya, to estimate the seroprevalence of Taenia saginata cysts in cattle presented for ...
Ruphline M Anyango, T. Wachira, G. Muchemi   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community Health-Education Intervention Trial against Human Taenia solium Taeniasis/Cysticercosis in Central and Southern Zones of Tanzania

Pathogens, 2023
Poor knowledge of human T. solium taeniasis/cysticercosis and insufficient sanitary and hygienic practices have been associated with the persistence of human T. solium infections in endemic areas.
G. Makingi, B. Ngowi, E. Mkupasi, Christina Wilson, A. Winkler, J. Nzalawahe, H. Ngowi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Large Case Series of Neurocysticercosis in Kuwait, a Nonendemic Arabian Gulf Country in the Middle East Region

Microorganisms, 2021
Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a leading global cause of severe progressive headache and epilepsy, in developed or affluent countries is mostly diagnosed among immigrants from poor or developing Taenia solium taeniasis-endemic countries. Taeniasis carriers in
Jamshaid Iqbal, Suhail Ahmad, Mohammad Al-Awadhi, Amir Masud, Zainab Mohsin, Abdullah Y. Abdulrasoul, Khalifa Albenwan, Nadia Alenezi, Fatima AlFarsi   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Bovine Cysticercosis, Human Taeniasis and Asociated Risk Factors in Selected Towns of Silte Zone, Southern Ethiopia

bioRxiv, 2023
Bovine cysticercosis is an infection of cattle caused by the larval stage of Cysticercus Bovis, the human intestinal cestodes and it has economic important and public health importance.
Solomon musema mussa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiology of intestinal helminthiasis with an emphasis on taeniasis in the Chipata district of the Eastern province of Zambia

medRxiv, 2023
Background: Intestinal 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.
G. Zulu, C. Sikasunge, T. Welte, M. Simunza, D. Stelzle, V. Schmidt, Alex Hachangu, W. Mutale, M. Masuku, M. Chembensofu, C. Costa, K. Mwape, A. Winkler, I. Phiri   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Review on the Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Parasitic Zoonosis in Ethiopia: Taeniasis

Nutrition and Food Processing, 2023
Parasitic foodborne infections of humans may involve both protozoan and helminth species of internal parasites. The route of infection is normally consumption of the parasite’s natural hosts as a human food item. Taeniasis is a parasitic zoonotic disease
Samson Terefe Kassa
semanticscholar   +1 more source