In global health, critical challenges have arisen from infectious diseases, including the
emergence and reemergence of old and new infectious diseases. Emergence and …

Human taeniasis is a zoonotic condition resulting from infection with the adult stages of
Taenia saginata (“beef tapeworm”), Taenia solium (“pork tapeworm”) or Taenia asiatica …

Porcine cysticercosis, human taeniasis, and (neuro) cysticercosis are endemic in many low-
and middle-income countries (LMIC) where they present a significant health burden to …

Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis with significant
economic and public health impacts. Control measures can be broadly grouped into …

Infection with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is responsible for a substantial global
burden of disease, not only restricted to its impact on human health, but also resulting in a …

Taenia solium cysticercosis is still a major cause of seizures around the world. Despite an
extensive body of published literature on this topic, knowledge of the biology, immunology …

Characterization of the first tapeworm genome, Echinococcus multilocularis, is now nearly
complete, and genome assemblies of E. granulosus, Taenia solium and Hymenolepis …

Poor sanitary conditions, free-roaming of domestic pigs and lack of awareness of the
disease play an important role in the perpetuation of the Taenia solium taeniosis and …

In search of reducing vaccine production costs', a recombinant M13 phage version of the
anti-cysticercosis tripeptide vaccine (S3Pvac) was developed. The efficacy of S3Pvac-Phage …

Echinococcus multilocularis causes an important zoonotic cestode disease. The
metacestode stage proliferates in the liver of intermediate hosts including human and …