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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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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Systematic review and meta-analysis of bovine cysticercosis in Brazil : current knowledge and way forward [PDF]
, 2020 Background Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis has been well studied in several countries. Brazil is one of the most important beef exporting countries and has one of the highest cattle population size in the world.
Gabriël, Sarah +2 more
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Assessing the impact of intervention strategies against Taenia solium cysticercosis using the EPICYST transmission model [PDF]
, 2017 Background The pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, and associated human infections, taeniasis, cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, are serious public health problems, especially in developing countries.
Abela-Ridder, B +5 more
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Preliminary assessment of the computer-based Taenia solium educational program ‘The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake in primary school students in rural areas in eastern Zambia [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: The zoonotic helminth Taenia solium is endemic in Zambia, causing human (taeniasis and (neuro)cysticercosis) and pig (porcine cysticercosis) diseases with high health, social and economic burdens.
Alexander +26 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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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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Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin [PDF]
, 2017 Background: This study aimed to map the occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis at national level within Central America and the Caribbean basin, and to map the distribution of porcine cysticercosis at first-level administrative subdivision ...
Braae, Uffe Christian +4 more
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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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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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