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The burden of T. solium cysticercosis and selected neuropsychiatric disorders in Mocuba district, Zambézia province, Mozambique

Langa, Irene; Padama, Fernando; Nhancupe, Noémia; Pondja, Alberto; Hlashwayo, Delfina; Gouveia, Lidia; Stelzle, Dominik; Costa, Clarissa Prazeres da; Schmidt, Veronika; Winkler, Andrea S; Noormahomed, Emília Virgínia.
Plos negl. trop. dis; 16 (7), 2022
Background: Taenia solium (neuro-)cysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease, can be associated with epileptic seizures and other neuropsychiatric (= neurological and psychiatric) disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the association of T. solium cysticercosis with selected neuropsychiatric disorders ...
Cross-Sectional Studies, Cysticercosis/diagnosis, Epilepsy/epidemiology, Headache Disorders, Seizures/epidemiology, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Swine Diseases/epidemiology, Mozambique/epidemiology, Epilepsy/etiology, Taenia solium
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Assessment of the societal cost of Taenia solium in Angónia district, Mozambique

Trevisan, chiara; Devleesschauwer, drecht; Praet, nicolas; Praet, nicolas; Pondja, alberto; Assane, yunus amade; Dorny, pierre; Thamsborg, stig milan; Magnussen, pascal; Johasen, maria vang.
BMC infect. dis; 18 (121), 2018
Background: The zoonotic parasite Taenia solium is endemic in Angónia district, Tete province, Mozambique, though the burden of the disease complex is unknown. Methods: As part of two cross-sectional studies on human and porcine cysticercosis in the area, unique epidemiological and cost data were colle...
Cost of Illness, Neurocysticercosis/economics, Epilepsy/etiology, Headache/ethnology, Hospitalization/economics, Neurocysticercosis/complications, Neurocysticercosis/epidemiology, Neurocysticercosis/pathology, Swine Diseases/economics, Mozambique/epidemiology
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