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Evaluation of a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of Taenia solium neurocysticercosis in rural southern Tanzania: a diagnostic accuracy study.
tools. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of a T solium cysticercosis antibody-detecting lateral-flow point-of-care assay (TS POC test) for the neuroimaging-based diagnosis of neurocysticercosis. ...
Epidemiological, clinical and radiological characteristics of people with neurocysticercosis in Tanzania-A cross-sectional study.
patients were tested with a novel antibody-detecting point-of-care test for the diagnosis of Taenia solium cysticercosis. All test positives and a subset of test negatives had a further clinical work-up ...
Taenia solium Cysticercosis/Taeniosis in Europe and Central Asia
Cham, p.69- 82 (2022) ISBN: 978-3-030-84222-2 Keywords: burden of disease Cysticercosis Foodborne disease health impact public health Abstract: In Europe, occurrence of autochthonous T. solium cases was ...
Knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community and meat industry workers towards Taenia saginata taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis in and around Jimma and Ambo towns of Ethiopia
Diseases Cities cross-sectional studies Cysticercosis Ethiopia Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Meat prevalence Taenia saginata Taeniasis Abstract: Taenia saginata taeniosis and bovine ...
Movements of free-range pigs in rural communities in Zambia: an explorative study towards future ring interventions for the control of Taenia solium
Dorny, Pierre; Seth E O'Neal; Gabriël, Sarah Source: Parasit Vectors, Volume 15, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Animals Cysticercosis Humans Rural Population Swine Swine Diseases Taenia solium Zambia ...
Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burundi, 2020
BMC Infectious Diseases, Volume 22, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: burden Burundi Cysticercosis economic impact epidemiology Epilepsy Neurocysticercosis Pig Taenia solium zDALY Abstract: Background. Taenia ...
Evaluation of an Antibody Detecting Point of Care Test for Diagnosis of Taenia solium Cysticercosis in a Zambian Rural Community: A Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Mubanga, Chishimba; Inge Van Damme; Trevisan, Chiara; Schmidt, Veronika; Isaac K. Phiri; Gideon Zulu; John Noh; Handali, Sukwan; Richard Mambo; Chembensofu, Mwelwa; Maxwell Masuku; Dries Reynders ...
Trial Design for a Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Point-of-Care Test for the Detection of Taenia solium Taeniosis and (Neuro)Cysticercosis in Community Settings of Highly Endemic, Resource-Poor Areas in Zambia: Challenges and Rationale
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Inge Van Damme; Trevisan, Chiara; Mwape, Kabemba; Schmidt, Veronika; Magnussen, Pascal; Gideon Zulu; Mubanga, Chishimba; Dominik Stelzle; Bottieau, Emmanuel; Abatih, Emmanuel; Isaac Phiri; Maria ...
Identification of risk areas and practices for Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cattle Cattle Diseases Cysticercosis Ethiopia prevalence Red Meat Risk Factors Taenia saginata Taeniasis Zoonoses Abstract: BACKGROUND: Bovine cysticercosis (BCC) is an infection of cattle with the ...
Modelling for Taenia solium control strategies beyond 2020
cestode Taenia solium is responsible for a considerable cross-sectoral health and economic burden due to human neurocysticercosis and porcine cysticercosis. The 2012 World Health Organization (WHO) roadmap ...