Ring-Screening to Control Endemic Transmission of Taenia solium

BACKGROUND: Taenia solium is a major cause of preventable epilepsy in developing nations. Screening and treatment of human intestinal stage infection (taeniasis) within high-risk foci may reduce transmission and prevent epilepsy by limiting human exposure to infective eggs. We piloted a ring-strateg...

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Main Authors: O'Neal, Seth E., Moyano, Luz M., Ayvar, Viterbo, Rodriguez, Silvia, Gavidia, Cesar, Wilkins, Patricia P., Gilman, Robert H., Garcia, Hector H., Gonzalez, Armando E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161340/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210748
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003125
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