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Molecular diagnosis of Taenia saginata from two patients in Palestine: two case reports

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 among Refugees Living on Thailand–Myanmar Border, 2012

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015
We tested refugee camp residents on the Thailand–Myanmar border for Taenia solium infection. Taeniasis prevalence was consistent with that for other disease-endemic regions, but seropositivity indicating T. solium taeniasis was rare.
Ellen J. McCleery, Prapas Patchanee, Pornsawan Pongsopawijit, Sasisophin Chailangkarn, Saruda Tiwananthagorn, Papaspong Jongchansittoe, Anchalee Dantrakool, Nimit Morakote, Hnin Phyu, Patricia P. Wilkins, John Noh, Christina R. Phares, Seth E. O’Neal   +12 more
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A Mathematical Model for Transmission of Taeniasis and Neurocysticercosis

Comput. Math. Methods
In this study, we present a mathematical model for the codynamics of taeniasis and neurocysticercosis and rigorously analyze it. To understand the underlying dynamics of the proposed model, basic system properties such as the positivity and boundedness ...
Gideon Eustace Rwabona, V. Masanja, S. Mfinanga, Abdoelnaser Degoot, S. Mirau   +4 more
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Livestock Diseases Among Residents of East Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2026.
This study reveals gaps in livestock owners’ knowledge and practices regarding disease prevention and control in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, highlighting the need for strengthened veterinary extension services and community education to improve animal health management.
Liuel Yizengaw, Haregua Yesigat, Kifile Wondimagegnehu, Arega Tafere, Habtamu Yalew, Dessalew Habtie, Natenael Teshager, Yibeltal Simeneh   +7 more
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Taeniasis and cysticercosis prevalence in a small village from Northeastern Brazil Prevalência de teníase e sorologia positiva para cisticercose em Mulungu do Morro, Bahia

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2002
Although not considered as an endemic region, the Northeast of Brazil has the necessary conditions for the development of taeniasis-cysticercosis complex. In a previous paper, we demonstrated that Mulungu do Morro municipality, in the State of Bahia, has
Irenio Gomes, Marielza Veiga, Emília Katiane Embiruçu, Rosângela Rabelo, Bernardo Mota, Antonio Meza-Lucas, Raquel Tapia-Romero, Bertha Laura Carrillo-Becerril, Isabel Alcántara-Anguiano, Dolores Correa, Ailton Melo   +10 more
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Taeniasis: An Unusual Presentation

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2017
We report a case of 45-year-old male presenting with the history of nasal expulsion of segments of Taenia saginata. This route of expulsion is a rare occurrence. The report stresses this unusual presentation of taeniasis in endemic region.
Shobha Prasada, Sevitha Bhat, K Vidyalakshmi   +2 more
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Knowledge and Practices Related to Taenia saginata Infections Among Pastoral Communities in Narok County, Kenya

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This community‐based cross‐sectional study assessed knowledge, practices, and sociodemographic factors related to Taenia saginata taeniasis and bovine cysticercosis among pastoral community members in Narok County, Kenya (no infection measurement was conducted).
D. O. Oduori, P. M. Kitala, T. M. Wachira, E. Mulinge, E. Zeyhle, P. B. Gathura, Lipi Buch   +6 more
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History of Taenia saginata Tapeworms in Northern Russia

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Taenia saginata is the most common species of tapeworm infecting humans. Infection is acquired by eating cysticercus larvae in undercooked beef. A closely related species, T. asiatica, is found in eastern and southeastern Asia. The larvae of T.
Sergey V. Konyaev, Minoru Nakao, Akira Ito, Antti Lavikainen   +3 more
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Human Health Risk Assessment of Informal Slaughter by Small‐Scale Farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa, Focusing on Brucella abortus

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Informal livestock slaughter is a common and legal practice in South Africa. It is performed by untrained community members permitted for cultural and religious purposes and for weddings, funerals, and subsistence. It is exempted from official meat inspection.
Gillian Declercq, Chin-Chi Liu, Anita Luise Michel, Lipi Buch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors associated with taeniasis-cysticercosis in Lagamar, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1998
An epidemiological survey was carried out in 3,344 people of an urban town in Lagamar, Minas Gerais, Brazil - during 1992-1993, to evaluate the main risk factors related to taeniasis and cysticercosis.
Mario León Silva-Vergara, Aluízio Prata, Horácio Velloso Silveira Netto, Cláudio de Oliveira Vieira, João Henrique Castro, Luciane Giroto Micheletti, Arturo Santana Otaño, João Franquini Júnior   +7 more
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