LEPIDEMIOLOGIE DE TAENIA SOLIUM: VERS LESTIMATION DE LIMPACT DE LA CYSTICERCOSE PORCINE ET HUMAINE/THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TAENIA SOLIUM: TOWARDS THE ASSESSMENT OF THE BURDEN OF PORCINE AND HUMAN CYSTICERCOSIS

INTRODUCTION Taenia solium cysticercosis (CC) and taeniosis are zoonotic diseases mainly occurring in developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Humans are the only definitive host of the parasite harbouring the adult tapeworm in the small intestine (taeniosis). Gravid proglottids conta...

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Main Author: Praet, Nicolas
Other Authors: Speybroeck, Niko
Format: Others
Published: Universite de Liege 2010
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Online Access:http://bictel.ulg.ac.be/ETD-db/collection/available/ULgetd-10102010-162214/