AI Article Synopsis
- Rarely, other types of Taenia species, besides Taenia solium, can cause cysticercosis in humans.
- In a study of 12 suspected human cysticercosis cases, researchers used molecular techniques to investigate the infections.
- They unexpectedly found infections caused by Taenia crassiceps and Taenia serialis, which typically infect rodents and sheep, linked to eggs released by foxes and dogs.
Article Abstract
Rarely, zoonotic Taenia species other than Taenia solium cause human cysticercosis. The larval stages are morphologically often indistinguishable. We therefore investigated 12 samples of suspected human cysticercosis cases at the molecular level and surprisingly identified one Taenia crassiceps and one Taenia serialis (coenurosis) infection, which were caused by tapeworm larvae normally infecting rodents and sheep via eggs released from foxes and dogs.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702721 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02171-15 | DOI Listing |
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