Background Despite Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (TSTC) having been put high on the global agenda of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which over the last years has …
G Mwanjali, C Kihamia, DVC Kakoko… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniosis is emerging as a serious public health and economic problem in many developing countries. This study was conducted to …
H Carabin, AA Traoré - Current tropical medicine reports, 2014 - Springer
Taenia solium was declared potentially eradicable by the International Task Force for Disease Eradication in 1992. Yet, very few well-designed community-based randomized …
HA Ngowi, AA Kassuku, H Carabin… - PLoS Neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Porcine cysticercosis is caused by a zoonotic tapeworm, Taenia solium, which causes serious disease syndromes in human. Effective control of the parasite requires …
Cysticercosis caused by the zoonotic pork tapeworm Taenia solium is emerging as a constraint for the nutritional and economic well-being of small-holder farming communities in …
N Ngwili, N Johnson, R Wahome… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Taenia solium (T. solium), is a zoonotic helminth causing three diseases namely; taeniasis (in humans), neurocysticercosis (NCC, in humans) and porcine …
LF Thomas, World Health Organization - 2015 - apps.who.int
This landscape analysis has identified all the current evidence for T. solium control available in the literature published in English. We identify eight key intervention components, being …
Introduction Education of pig farmers on health and pig management practices can have an important contribution to the control of Taenia solium infections in endemic areas, leading to …
MW Lightowlers - One Health: The Human-Animal-Environment …, 2012 - Springer
Cysticercosis and cystic echinococcosis are zoonotic parasitic diseases commonly transmitted by livestock animals. Past and future efforts to reduce transmission of these …