Schistosoma japonicum causes a chronic parasitic disease, which persists as a major public health concern in The Philippines, the People's Republic of China and Indonesia. This infection is unique among helminthic zoonoses because it can infect humans and more than 40 other mammals. The objective...
Carabin, H.
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Balolong, E.
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Joseph, L
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McGarvey, S.T.
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Johansen, M.V
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Fernández, T.
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Willingham, A.L.
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Olveda, R.
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[Estimating sensitivity and specificity of a faecal examination method for Schistosoma japonicum infection in cats, dogs, water buffaloes, pigs, and rats in western Samar and Sorsogon Provinces, The Philippines]
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Estimating sensitivity and specificity of a faecal examination method for Schistosoma japonicum infection in cats, dogs, water buffaloes, pigs, and rats in western Samar and Sorsogon Provinces, The Philippines
Pig keeping is known to be popular in the regions of the southern highlands zone (Mbeya, Iringa and Ruvuma) of Tanzania where more than 60% of pigs under the small-scale production system are raised. However, no epidemiological surveys on porcine cysticercosis have been conducted in the zone in s...
Boa, M.E.
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Mahundi, E.A.
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Kassuku, A.A.
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Willingham, A.L.
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Kyvsgaard, N.C.
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[Epidemiological survey of swine cysticercosis using ante-mortem and post-mortem examination tests in the southern highlands of Tanzania]
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Epidemiological survey of swine cysticercosis using ante-mortem and post-mortem examination tests in the southern highlands of Tanzania
Cysticercosis is due to the establishment of the larval stage of the zoonotic cestode parasite Taenia solium. The infection causes substantial human morbidity and mortality, particularly in several Latin American countries and parts of Africa and Asia, as well as economic losses in pig husbandry ...
Flisser, A.
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Rodríguez Canul, R.
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Willingham, A.L.
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[Control of the taeniosis/cysticercosis complex: Future developments]
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Control of the taeniosis/cysticercosis complex: Future developments