The epidemiology of porcine Taenia solium cysticercosis in communities of the Central Highlands in Vietnam

The epidemiology of porcine Taenia solium cysticercosis in communities of the Central Highlands in Vietnam

Abstract Background Taenia solium cysticercosis, recognized as a neglected tropical disease by the WHO, is distributed mostly in developing countries of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Pigs and humans act as intermediate hosts, acquiring T. solium cysticerci (larval stage) in their tissu...

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Main Authors: Dinh Ng-Nguyen, John Noh, Kathleen Breen, Mark Anthony Stevenson, Sukwan Handali, Rebecca Justine Traub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Taenia solium
Porcine cysticercosis
Epidemiology
Vietnam
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2945-y

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