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

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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Main Authors: Lucrecia Acosta Soto, Lucy Anne Parker, María José Irisarri-Gutiérrez, Javier Arturo Bustos, Yesenia Castillo, Erika Perez, Carla Muñoz-Antoli, José Guillermo Esteban, Héctor Hugo García, Fernando Jorge Bornay-Llinares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
Taenia solium
taeniasis
cystcercosis
children
Gakenke
Rwanda
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.645076/full

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