Objective To systematically review methods developed and employed to evaluate the
diagnostic accuracy of medical test when there is a missing or no gold standard. Study …

Over the past few decades, nucleic acid-based methods have been developed for the
diagnosis of intestinal parasitic infections. Advantages of nucleic acid-based methods are …

Background Taenia solium cysticercosis is a zoonotic neglected disease responsible for
severe health disorders such as seizures and death. Understanding the epidemiology of …

Human taeniasis is a zoonotic condition resulting from infection with the adult stages of
Taenia saginata (“beef tapeworm”), Taenia solium (“pork tapeworm”) or Taenia asiatica …

Abstract Taenia saginata (T. saginata)/Taenia solium (T. solium) taeniasis/cysticercosis
disease complexes remain a significant challenge for food safety and public health. Human …

Background The neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD) are an understudied group that are a
major cause of illness throughout the developing world. In general, little is known about the …

Infection with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is responsible for a substantial global
burden of disease, not only restricted to its impact on human health, but also resulting in a …

There is an increasing interest in reducing the incidence of human neurocysticercosis,
caused by infection with the larval stage of Taenia solium. Several intervention trials are …

Abstract Background The distribution of Taenia saginata in the Americas is unclear.
Establishing the distribution, economic burden, and potentials for control of bovine …

Abstract Background The beef tapeworm, Taenia saginata, causing cysticercosis in bovines
and taeniosis in humans, is thought to have a global distribution. In eastern and southern …