Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis are neglected zoonotic diseases that affect human health and economies of developing countries.In this work,we formulate and analyze deterministic and continuous time Markov c...
Taenia spp.are flatworms of the class Cestoda,whose definitive hosts are humans and primates.Human infestation(taeniasis) results from the ingestion of raw meat contaminated with encysted larval tapeworms and is consi...
This work was conducted with support from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health under the Brain Disorders in the Developing World:Research Across the Lifespan program,grant R01NS064901(http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/brain-disorders.aspx);The funders had no role in study design,data collection and analysis,interpretation of data,preparation of the paper,or decision to publish the data.
Background:Taeniasis and cysticercosis are two diseases caused by Taenia solium,a parasite transmitted between humans and pigs,leading to considerable economic loss and disabilities.Transmission of the parasite is lin...
Although cysticercosis caused by Taenia solium(T. solium) is considered a neglected disease, its life cycle has been well known for more than two centuries. T. solium not only causes cysticercosis but also taeniasis i...
financially supported by the Belgian Directorate General for Development Cooperation(DGDC, Brussels) within the framework agreement between DGDC and the Institute of Tropical Medicine,Antwerp.
Objective:To examine the magnitude and some risk factors of porcine eysticercosis in Bafut and Santa,two sub-divisions noted for pig farming in the North West Region of Cameroon.Methods: A total of 499 pigs in 300 hou...
supported by the Technology Development and Research Projects of Ministry of Science and Scientific Research Institutes(NCSTE-2006-JKZX-293);Science and Technology Major Projects in Gansu Province(2009GS02443);the National Science and Technology Support Program of China(2008BADB4B05)
Taeniasis and cysticercosis in domestic animals belong to zoonosis and seriously threaten the public health security. Especially the cysticercosis and echinococcosis caused by the tapeworm eggs have great harms to bod...