Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniasis with emphasis on its prevalence and transmission in a Kashmiri population in India: A prospective study

Background: Taeniasis, caused by two major Taenia species, T. solium and T. saginata, is a worldwide foodborne zoonotic disease. T. solium is found in people who habitually eat raw or undercooked pork, while T. saginata is found in people who habitually eat raw or undercooked beef. Cattle rearing an...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Lateef, Muzaffar Nazir, Showkat A. Zargar, Khurshid A. Tariq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220305233