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RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF TAENIASIS IN BULGARIA CAUSED BY THE BEEF TAPEWORM FOR THE PERIOD 2008-2017

open access: yesProblems 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
doaj   +1 more source

Geographic correlation between tapeworm carriers and heavily infected cysticercotic pigs.

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling and analysis of taeniasis and cysticercosis transmission dynamics in humans, pigs and cattle

open access: yesAdvances in Difference Equations, 2021
Taeniasis and cysticercosis pose a significant challenge to food safety and public health. Cysticercosis reduces the market value for pigs and cattle by making pork and beef unsafe for consumption. In this paper, a mathematical model for the transmission
Joshua A. Mwasunda   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are we ready for Taenia solium cysticercosis elimination in sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The World Health Organization announced in November 2014 at the fourth international meeting on 'the control of neglected zoonotic diseases - from advocacy to action', that intervention tools for eliminating Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (TSTC ...
Braae, Uffe Christian   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Taeniasis, a neglected tropical disease, from Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran [PDF]

open access: yesThe Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that human taeniasis is a neglected tropical disease. It has a worldwide distribution, even in developed countries. Three species of Taenia (Tania saginata, Taenia solium, and Taenia asiatica) can infect humans.
Mahdi khoshsima shahraki   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis: Animal-human health and economic approach with treatment trends in Kombolcha Town, Wollo, Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of One Health, 2018
Background and Aim: Bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis accounted for parasitic zoonotic implications with economic losses from organ contamination and treatment cost.
Aragaw Tegegne   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Solitary Cysticercosis of Temporalis Muscle: A Rare and Challenging Diagnosis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Public health implications of Bovine Cysticercosis from Cattle slaughtered at Dilla Municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesEast 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
doaj   +3 more sources

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices to Foodborne Zoonotic Diseases and Their Associated Factors in and Around Debre Tabor City, Northwest Ethiopia. [PDF]

open access: yesVet Med Int
Background: Foodborne zoonotic diseases are a widespread public health problem globally. Infections are naturally transmitted between animals and humans through food. Materials and Methods: A cross‐sectional study was conducted from January to June 2024 to evaluate the awareness of foodborne zoonotic diseases and their associated factors in and around ...
Abebaw B, Assefie S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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