Prevalence of cysticercosis in swine slaughtered under inspection at the city of Imperatriz from 2000 to 2010, Maranhão, Brazil

<p>The intake of meat, beef and pork, contaminated with Taenia saginata and Taenia solium, respectively, is responsible for taeniasis, whose man is the only definitive host. Cysticercosis, an infection caused by the larval form of Taenia solium is a parasitic disease that often affects the cen...

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Main Author: Diego Carvalho Viana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2012-01-01
Series:Boletim de Indústria Animal
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Online Access:http://revistas.bvs-vet.org.br/bia/article/view/7184