Background Cysticercosis is a zoonotic neglected tropical disease (NTD) that affects
humans and pigs following the ingestion of Taenia solium eggs. Human cysticercosis poses …

The tapeworm Taenia (T.) solium can be responsible for two different conditions: taeniasis
and cysticercosis. Helminth infections in human host cause an immune response associated …

Abstract Background The frequency of Taenia solium, a zoonotic helminth, is increasing in
many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, where the prevalence of the human …

Background The epidemiology of human cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, caused by
the larval stage of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is not well known in the Democratic …

Background Clinical manifestations of extraneural infection with the pork tapeworm Taenia
solium typically affect the muscles, eyes, alimentary canal, and/or subcutaneous tissues …