Abstract Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis are neglected zoonotic diseases that affect human health economies of developing countries. In this work, we formulate analyze deterministic continuous time Markov chain (CTMC) stochastic models to determine parameters drive the likelihood their extinction. The basic reproduction number $$R_0$$ <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/M...

In this work, we report the published cases of human and porcine cysticercosis, as well as Taenia solium taeniasis diagnosed in Mexico during the last 10 years. Numerical data allow us to state that this disease remains as a public health problem in our country. Whereas efficient tools have been developed for the diagnosis and prevention of cysticercosis, we strongly recommend further measures ...

Taeniasolium induced ileal perforation is an unusual case of acute abdomen with confusing and non-specific clinical picture. This is a very common parasite in Tropical areas of the world, where pig rearing and unhygienic environment persists. The parasite causes diseases, Taeniasis (intestine) and Cysticercosis (Nervous System), which may result in variable outcomes. We present here a case repo...

Taeniasis is a neglected zoonotic disease responsible for serious health disorders, such as seizures, and may even cause death. Humans are the definitive host three species Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), T. saginata (beef asiatica, harboring adult tapeworm in small intestine. In this study, structured questionnaire was circulated to assess knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAPs) regarding taenia...

BACKGROUND Taenia solium, the cause of neurocysticercosis (NCC), has significant socioeconomic impacts on communities in developing countries. This disease, along with taeniasis is estimated to infect 2.5 to 5 million people globally. Control of T. solium NCC necessitates accurate diagnosis and treatment of T. solium taeniasis carriers. In areas where all three species of Taenia tapeworms (T. s...