Parasitic food-borne diseases are generally underrecognised, however they are becoming
more common. Globalization of the food supply, increased international travel, increase of …

African swine fever was reported in domestic pigs in 26 African countries during the period
2009–2011. The virus exists in an ancient sylvatic cycle between warthogs (Phacochoerus …

The neglected zoonotic diseases (NZDs) have been all but eradicated in wealthier
countries, but remain major causes of ill-health and mortality across Africa, Asia, and Latin …

Several diagnostic techniques are used to estimate the prevalence of the zoonotic tapeworm
Taenia solium in pigs, but none of these tests are perfect, making interpretation of results …

Endemic zoonoses are found throughout the developing world, wherever people live in
close proximity to their animals, affecting not only the health of poor people but often also …

Objective We sought to evaluate the relationship between onchocerciasis prevalence and
that of epilepsy using available data collected at community level. Design We conducted a …

The development of improved immunodiagnostic tools has contributed to our knowledge on
the importance of taeniosis/cysticercosis by enabling sero-epidemiological surveys and …

Theoretically, considering the biology of its transmission and reservoirs, global eradication
of Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis is feasible. Recently much progress has been …

Background Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniosis is emerging as a serious public health
and economic problem in many developing countries. This study was conducted to …

Taenia solium is a zoonotic parasite prevalent in many low income countries throughout
Latin America, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, including Tanzania. The parasite is recognized …