Infectivity of Eggs of Taenia taeniaeformis after Anerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge – A Possible Model for Taenia saginata Egg Resistance

Etymologia: Taenia saginata

Oral expulsion of Taenia saginata.

We report a 25-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and fever, and had an epigastric lump on examination. At laparotomy she was diagnosed to have acute segmental jejunitis. Three days postoperative, she vomited a 2-meter-long tapeworm (Taenia saginata), a rare route of expulsion.

A Rare Case of Intestinal Obstruction due to Taenia Saginata

Intestinal obstruction may be duo to various mechanical or functional reasons. Worms, especially Ascaris worms are one of the mechanical reasons of intestinal obstruction. Obstruction due to Taenia saginata is a rare phenomenon. Here we report a case of intestinal obstruction due to Taenia saginata infection in a 30 year-old male patient undergoing laparatomy with the diagnosis of intestinal ob...

[Effect of the fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus on Taenia saginata eggs].

With the aim of demonstrating the effectiveness of the fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus on Taenia saginata eggs under laboratory conditions, a trial was set up in Petri dishes with water-agar 2%. There was ovicidal activity (p < 0.05) in relation to the control group on the tenth day of interaction and an internal colonization rate of 25.5% in the eggs.

120 Vaccination against Taenia Taeniaeformis

Species of tapeworms belonging to the family Taenidae are among the most important helminth parasites of man and domestic animals. Taeniasis and cysticercosis are serious problems of public health and economy in developing countries. The ultimate control of these diseases depends on the development of effective prophylactic vaccines. Although vaccines against bacterial and viral infections are ...