African swine fever virus eradication in Africa

ML Penrith, W Vosloo, F Jori, ADS Bastos - Virus research, 2013 - Elsevier
African swine fever was reported in domestic pigs in 26 African countries during the period
2009–2011. The virus exists in an ancient sylvatic cycle between warthogs (Phacochoerus …

Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis literature in Tanzania provides research evidence justification for control: A systematic scoping review

HA Ngowi, AS Winkler, UC Braae, RH Mdegela… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Human Taenia Solium Infections in Mbozi District, Mbeya Region, Tanzania

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 …

Taenia solium Taeniasis and Cysticercosis Control and Elimination Through Community-Based Interventions

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 …

Spatial clustering of porcine cysticercosis in Mbulu district, northern Tanzania

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 …

Combating Taenia solium cysticercosis in Southeast Asia: an opportunity for improving human health and livestock production

AL Willingham III, HW Wu, J Conlan, F Satrija - Advances in parasitology, 2010 - Elsevier
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 …

A qualitative assessment of the context and enabling environment for the control of Taenia solium infections in endemic settings

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Landscape analysis: control of Taenia solium

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 …

Implementation and evaluation of a health-promotion strategy for control of Taenia solium infections in northern Tanzania

HA Ngowi, JED Mlangwa, MRS Mlozi… - … Journal of Health …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Cysticercosis and echinococcosis

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 …