Taenia solium Cysticercosis: The Case of Cuba
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Taenia solium Cysticercosis: The Case of Cuba
Cysticercosis is a neglected zoonotic disease attributable to infection with the metacestode larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. Humans are the sole final hosts, carrying the adult tapeworm in the intestine (taeniosis). Pigs are the main intermediate host, but humans also may accidentally get infected through the ingestion of T. solium eggs (shed in human feces) that later develop into ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002202