Taenia asiatica: the Most Neglected Human Taenia and the Possibility of Cysticercosis
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
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: 51-54, 2013.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Not only Taenia solium and Taenia saginata, but also Taenia asiatica infects humans. The last species is not included in the evaluation of the specificity of the immunodiagnostic techniques for taeniasis/cysticercosis. There is currently no specific immunodiagnostic method for T. asiatica available. Therefore, due to the fact that molecular techniques (the only tool to distinguish the 3 Taenia species) are normally not employed in routine diagnostic methods, the 2 questions concerning T. asiatica (its definite geographic distribution and its ability to cause human cysticercosis), remain open, turning T. asiatica into the most neglected agent of human taeniasis-cysticercosis.
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Assunto principal:
Parasitologia
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Taenia
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Teníase
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Técnicas de Laboratório Clínico
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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