Taenia solium Cysticercosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: How Does Pork Trade Affect the Transmission of the Parasite? | Zendy

Nicolas Praet | Zendy; Kirezi Kanobana | Zendy; Constantin Kabwe | Zendy; Vivi Maketa | Zendy; Philippe Ngwala Lukanu | Zendy; Pascal Lutumba | Zendy; Katja Polman | Zendy; P. Matondo | Zendy; Niko Speybroeck | Zendy; Pierre Dorny | Zendy; J. Sumbu | Zendy

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Taenia solium Cysticercosis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: How Does Pork Trade Affect the Transmission of the Parasite?

Author(s) -

Nicolas Praet,

Kirezi Kanobana,

Constantin Kabwe,

Vivi Maketa,

Philippe Ngwala Lukanu,

Pascal Lutumba,

Katja Polman,

P. Matondo,

Niko Speybroeck,

Pierre Dorny,

J. Sumbu

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

plos neglected tropical diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.99

H-Index - 135

eISSN - 1935-2735

pISSN - 1935-2727

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000817

Subject(s) - taenia solium , cysticercosis , transmission (telecommunications) , veterinary medicine , medicine , environmental health , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering

Taenia solium, a zoonotic parasite that is endemic in most developing countries where pork is consumed, is recognised as the main cause of acquired epilepsy in these regions. T. solium has been reported in almost all of the neighboring countries of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but data on the current prevalence of the disease in the country itself are lacking. This study, focusing on porcine cysticercosis (CC), makes part of a first initiative to assess whether cysticercosis is indeed actually present in DRC.

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