Prevalence of Infection with the Larval Form of the Cestode Parasite Taenia saginata in Cattle in Northwest Iran and its Zoonotic Importance | Zendy

Mohammad Mirzaei | Zendy; Ahmad Nematolahi | Zendy; Javad Ashrafihelan | Zendy; Hadi Rezaei | Zendy

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Prevalence 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 -

turkish journal of parasitology

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.

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