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History of Taenia saginata Tapeworms in Northern Russia

Taenia saginata is the most common species of tapeworm infecting humans. Infection is acquired by eating cysticercus larvae in undercooked beef. A closely related species, T. asiatica, is found in eastern and southeastern Asia. The larvae of T. asiatica develop in viscera of pigs. In northern Russia...

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Konyaev, Sergey V., Nakao, Minoru, Ito, Akira, Lavikainen, Antti
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708244/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2312.162101
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