Evidence for Transmission of Taenia solium Taeniasis/Cysticercosis in a Rural Area of Northern Rwanda

Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the metacestode larval stage (cysticercus) of Taenia solium. In humans, cysticercosis may infect the central nervous system and cause neurocysticercosis, which is responsible for over 50,000 deaths per year worldwide and is the major cause of preventa...

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Published in:Front Vet Sci
Main Authors: Acosta Soto, Lucrecia, Parker, Lucy Anne, Irisarri-Gutiérrez, María José, Bustos, Javier Arturo, Castillo, Yesenia, Perez, Erika, Muñoz-Antoli, Carla, Esteban, José Guillermo, García, Héctor Hugo, Bornay-Llinares, Fernando Jorge
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Veterinary Science
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8093440/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959651
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.645076
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