Lakkhana Sadaow, Patcharaporn Boonroumkaew, Rutchanee Rodpai, Penchom Janwan, Oranuch Sanpool, Tongjit Thanchomnang, Yasuyuki Morishima, Marcello Otake Sato, Yasuhito Sako, Kaoru Kobayashi, Misako Iwai, Wanchai Maleewong, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Pewpan M Intapan
Human cysticercosis is a life-threatening zoonotic disease caused by infection with larvae (cysticerci) of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium . This can affect the nervous system causing chronic headache and intracranial hypertension, potentially leading to epileptic seizures and paralysis. The disease is found in developing countries, especially in Southeast and South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Central and South America where porcine cysticercosis is endemic and people have a habit of eating undercooked pork...
December 2023: Food and waterborne parasitology