Parasitic zoonoses are common and widely distributed in the Southeast Asian region.
However, the interactions between parasites, hosts and vectors are influenced by …

Background Taenia saginata is an important zoonotic parasite, causing taeniosis in humans
and cysticercosis in bovines, the latter being a significant concern for the global beef …

Background Mitochondrial genomes provide a rich source of molecular variation of proven
and widespread utility in molecular ecology, population genetics and evolutionary biology …

Most part of Southeast Asia is considered endemic for human-infecting Taenia tapeworms;
Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica. However, until now there was no report of the …

Taeniasis, cysticercosis and trichinellosis have been ranked as the most important food-
borne parasites of humans in terms of public health, socioeconomic and trade impact …

Taeniasis is an important parasitic condition in Asia, especially since all three human-
infecting Taenia spp., Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, and Taenia asiatica are found in this …

Zoonotic taeniasis caused by the adult stage of Taenia solium, Taenia saginata or Taenia
asiatica are considered neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization. The …

Taenia asiatica has made a remarkable journey through the scientific literature of the past
50 years, starting with the paradoxical observation of high prevalences of T. saginata-like …

Background Taenia solium, the cause of neurocysticercosis (NCC), has significant
socioeconomic impacts on communities in developing countries. This disease, along with …

We sought to review the epidemiology, international geographical distribution, and
economic consequences of selected swine zoonoses. We performed literature searches in …