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Prevalence, Intensity and Associated Factors of Cysticercus tenuicollis in Small Ruminants in the Northwest Region of Cameroon

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2025.
Cysticercus tenuicollis infection, which can cause production and economic losses in livestock, is neglected in most African countries, including Cameroon, where there are poor sanitary conditions and animal husbandry with dogs in the same environment.
Prudentia Yensi Lawan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food Safety in Developing Countries: Common Foodborne and Waterborne Illnesses, Regulations, Organizational Structure, and Challenges of Food Safety in the Context of Nepal

open access: yesFood Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 86-123, January 2025.
Food safety presents a global challenge, contributing to 600 million cases of foodborne diseases and 420,000 fatalities annually worldwide. A multisectoral One Health approach involving collaboration among government agencies, food industry stakeholders, consumers, and civil society organizations is imperative to enhance food safety in developing ...
Deepak Subedi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

HDP2: a ribosomal DNA (NTS-ETS) sequence as a target for species-specific molecular diagnosis of intestinal taeniasis in humans

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Taenia solium, T. asiatica and T. saginata tapeworms cause human taeniasis and are the origin of porcine and bovine cysticercosis. Furthermore, T.
María D. Flores   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of the Occurrence of Zoonotic Intestinal Parasites along the Karmanasa River Bank in Lalitpur, Nepal

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2025.
Summary • Twenty‐one intestinal zoonotic parasites out of 28 were detected. • Parasitic burden measured by eggs per gram (EPG) was heavy on the river bank. • Cross‐transmission of intestinal parasites among co‐habiting animals may occur. ABSTRACT Introduction Increasing urbanization has particularly affected rivers and their outer edges in cities ...
Roshan Babu Adhikari   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating a hyper-endemic focus of Taenia solium in northern Lao PDR

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2014
Background The Taenia solium cysticercosis-taeniasis complex is a Neglected Tropical Disease of significant public health importance in many impoverished communities worldwide.
Anna Okello   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

High Intestinal Parasite Contamination in Raw Vegetables Sold in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

open access: yesJournal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Objectives: Fresh vegetables are crucial for a healthy diet, providing the body with essential supplements. Intestinal parasites/commensals are transmitted primarily through the consumption of raw contaminated vegetables. This study aimed to investigate intestinal parasite/commensal contamination in randomly selected common and representative fresh ...
Zainuddin Ansari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Educational Intervention on Hygiene Knowledge and Practices of Sanitation Workers Globally: A Systematic Review

open access: yesScientifica, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Sanitation workers are also known as ‘garbage workers’ who play a significant role in the sanitation chain. For many generations, sanitation workers’ level of knowledge regarding hygiene practices remains low due to a lack of educational programs on hygiene.
Alive Ntunja   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine International, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
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 ...
Balemual Abebaw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human taeniasis/cysticercosis: a potentially emerging parasitic disease in Europe

open access: yesAnnals of gastroenterology : quarterly publication of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, 2018
Taenia saginata (T. saginata)/Taenia solium (T. solium) taeniasis/cysticercosis disease complexes remain a significant challenge for food safety and public health. Human taeniasis is an infectious disease caused by the ingestion of the metacestode larval
I. Symeonidou   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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