Open AccessPrevalence of Infection with the Larval Form of the Cestode Parasite Taenia saginata in Cattle in Northwest Iran and its Zoonotic Importance
Author(s) -
Mohammad Mirzaei,
Ahmad Nematolahi,
Javad Ashrafihelan,
Hadi Rezaei
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2016.4776
Subject(s) - taenia , veterinary medicine , parasite hosting , biology , cysticercosis , taeniasis , parasitology , helminths , cattle diseases , larva , infection rate , medicine , immunology , zoology , cestode infections , ecology , surgery , world wide web , computer science
Bovine cysticercosis is a cattle infection caused by a tapeworm, Taenia saginata. While the condition is relatively innocuous, the parasite infects the small intestine of humans in its mature stage and causes a few specific symptoms such as abdominal pain and nausea.