Strategies for tackling Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis: A systematic review and comparison of transmission models, including an assessment of the wider Taeniidae family transmission models.

<h4>Background</h4>The cestode Taenia solium causes the neglected (zoonotic) tropical disease cysticercosis, a leading cause of preventable epilepsy in endemic low and middle-income countries. Transmission models can inform current scaling-up of control efforts by helping to identify, va...

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Main Authors: Matthew A Dixon, Uffe C Braae, Peter Winskill, Martin Walker, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Sarah Gabriël, Maria-Gloria Basáñez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007301