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<p><italic>Taenia solium</italic> is a parasite causing porcine cysticercosis and human taeniosis and cysticercosis, parasitic zoonoses with a serious public health and economic influence. It has been globally ranked as the top foodborne parasite by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). This parasite is transmitted mainly in countryside regions where animals are free roaming, having access to human faeces, and infected pork is widely available. More developed countries eliminated cysticercosis; nonetheless, there are insufficient data about the current endemicity status of <italic>T</italic>. <italic>solium</italic>, due to increased human migration from endemic areas. Formally submitted statistics on cysticercosis in pigs are extremely inadequate. This is the result of not reporting all cases of the disease by some countries and lack of molecular verification during identification of the parasite. There is a need to develop diagnostic tests with increased sensitivity and specificity. The purpose of the present review is to summarise current knowledge about diagnostic and control methods concerning <italic>T</italic>. <italic>solium</italic> infection. The article does not address the diagnostics of human cysticercosis, since there is a distinct medical field which should be discussed separately. The paper focuses mainly on identifying the sources of <italic>T</italic>. <italic>solium</italic> infection, presenting the methods to detect and control porcine cysticercosis and taeniosis in humans.</p>
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Taenia solium is a parasite causing porcine cysticercosis and human taeniosis and cysticercosis, parasitic zoonoses with a serious public health and economic influence. It has been globally ranked as the top foodborne parasite by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). This parasite is transmitted mainly in countryside regions where animals are free roaming, having access to human faeces, and infected pork is widely available. More developed countries eliminated cysticercosis; nonetheless, there are insufficient data about the current endemicity status of T. solium, due to increased human migration from endemic areas. Formally submitted statistics on cysticercosis in pigs are extremely inadequate. This is the result of not reporting all cases of the disease by some countries and lack of molecular verification during identification of the parasite. There is a need to develop diagnostic tests with increased sensitivity and specificity. The purpose of the present review is to summarise current knowledge about diagnostic and control methods concerning T. solium infection. The article does not address the diagnostics of human cysticercosis, since there is a distinct medical field which should be discussed separately. The paper focuses mainly on identifying the sources of T. solium infection, presenting the methods to detect and control porcine cysticercosis and taeniosis in humans.

Identification and control of sources of <italic>Taenia solium</italic> infection – the attempts to eradicate the parasite

Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Identification and control of sources of  infection – the attempts to eradicate the parasite

Taenia solium is a parasite causing porcine cysticercosis and human taeniosis and cysticercosis, parasitic zoonoses with a serious public health and economic...

Identification and control of sources of Taenia solium infection – the attempts to eradicate the parasite

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Mar 30, 2018

Page range: 27 - 34

Received: Jan 19, 2018

Accepted: Mar 15, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2018-0004

Keywords
cysticercosis, taeniosis, diagnostics, control

© 2018 M. Samorek-Pieróg et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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Identification and control of sources of Taenia solium infection – the attempts to eradicate the parasite

Article Category: Review Article

Published Online: Mar 30, 2018

Page range: 27 - 34

Received: Jan 19, 2018

Accepted: Mar 15, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2018-0004

Keywordscysticercosis, taeniosis, diagnostics, control

© 2018 M. Samorek-Pieróg et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fig. 1

Keywords
cysticercosis, taeniosis, diagnostics, control