Wild mustelids and canids are definitive hosts of Taenia and Versteria spp. while rodents act
as natural intermediate hosts. Rarely, larval stages of these parasites can cause serious …

Many cestodes are capable of invading the central nervous system (CNS), and several are
highly prevalent in the developing world. Neurocysticercosis due to Taenia solium and …

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

A risk ranking process identified Toxoplasma gondii and pathogenic verocytotoxin‐
producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) as the most relevant biological hazards for meat …

Cerebral coenurosis is caused by Coenurus cerebralis, the larval stage of Taenia multiceps.
The metacestode causes severe lesions in the brain and spinal cord of the intermediate …

Coenurosis, caused by the larval coenurus of the tapeworm Taenia multiceps, is a fatal
central nervous system disease in both sheep and humans. Though treatment and …

Taenia multiceps is a cestode parasite, the larval stage of which encysts in the brain of
sheep, goats and cattle causing an often fatal condition. The parasite also causes zoonotic …

A total of 75 sheep and goats from apparently healthy and from clinically affected flocks were
examined for Coenurus cerebralis cysts from different localities in Egypt. Of 25 animals …

Animal health interventions tend to focus on transboundary or zoonotic animal diseases and
little attention is given to diseases that mainly affect livestock production and productivity …

Taenia multiceps is a taeniid cestode that inhabits the small intestines of both wild and
domestic carnivores. The larval stage, Coenurus cerebralis, is typically found in the central …