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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.Mahundi, E.A.Kassuku, A.A.Willingham, A.L.Kyvsgaard, N.C.[Epidemiological survey of swine cysticercosis using ante-mortem and post-mortem examination tests in the southern highlands of Tanzania]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.Rodríguez Canul, R.Willingham, A.L.[Control of the taeniosis/cysticercosis complex: Future developments]Control of the taeniosis/cysticercosis complex: Future developments

This paper provides a comprehensive estimate of the societal costs of Taenia solium cysticercosis for the Eastern Cape Province (ECP), South Africa, as an objective measure of its impact in this endemic area. Epidemiological data on the prevalence of epilepsy, proportion of epilepsy cases due to ...


Carabin, H.Krecek, R.C.Cowan, L.D.Michael, L.Foyaca-Sibat, H.Nash, T.Willingham, A.L.[Estimation of the cost of Taenia solium cysticercosis in eastern Cape Province, South Africa]Estimation of the cost of Taenia solium cysticercosis in eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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