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Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya

The tapeworm Taenia solium is the parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, thought to cause approximately 1/3 of epilepsy cases across endemic regions. The consumption of undercooked infected pork perpetuates the parasite’s life-cycle thr...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Lian F., de Glanville, William A., Cook, Elizabeth A. J., Bronsvoort, Barend M. De C., Handel, Ian, Wamae, Claire N., Kariuki, Samuel, Fèvre, Eric M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5333911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28212398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005371