Spatial distribution of Taenia solium exposure in humans and pigs in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
BACKGROUND:Taenia solium, a pork-borne parasitic zoonosis, is the cause of taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans. In Vietnam, poor sanitation, the practice of outdoor defecation and consumption of raw/undercooked pork have been associated with infection/exposure to T. solium in both humans and pigs....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6168177?pdf=render |