Ring-screening to control endemic transmission of Taenia solium.

Ring-screening to control endemic transmission of Taenia solium.

<h4>Background</h4>Taenia solium is a major cause of preventable epilepsy in developing nations. Screening and treatment of human intestinal stage infection (taeniasis) within high-risk foci may reduce transmission and prevent epilepsy by limiting human exposure to infective eggs. We pil...

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Main Authors: Seth E O'Neal, Luz M Moyano, Viterbo Ayvar, Silvia Rodriguez, Cesar Gavidia, Patricia P Wilkins, Robert H Gilman, Hector H Garcia, Armando E Gonzalez, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003125
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