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

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 ...

Seroprevalência de Antígenos de Cysticercus cellulosae e Factores de Risco na População da localidade de RapaleSede em 2011, Distrito de RapaleProvíncia de Nampula

A cisticercose humana é uma infecção parasitária causada pela Cysticercus cellulosae, larva da Taenia solium. O homem adquire a infecção quando ingere água ou alimentos contaminados por fezes humanas contendo ovos da T. solium. O controlo da cisticercose humana é dificultado devido a ausência de...

Use of oxfendazole to control porcine cysticercosis in a high-endemic area of Mozambique

Plos negl. trop. dis; 6 (5), 2012
A randomized controlled field trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a single oral dose of 30 mg/kg of oxfendazole (OFZ) treatment for control of porcine cysticercosis was conducted in 4 rural villages of Angónia district, north-western Mozambique. Two hundred and sixteen piglets aged 4 months were sele...

Human and porcine taenia solium infections in mozambique: identifying research priorities

The objective of this paper is to critically review and summarize available scientific and lay literature, and ongoing studies on human and porcine cysticercosis in Mozambique to identify knowledge gaps and direct immediate and long-term research efforts. Data on the spatial distribution and prevalence o...

Prevalence and risk factors of porcine cysticercosis in Angónia district, Mozambique

Plos negl. trop. dis; 4 (2), 2010
Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and incurs sizeable economic losses to pig production. Because data on the epidemiology of porcine cysticercosis in Mozambique are scarce, the present study was conducted to determine the...