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Risk-based inspection as a cost-effective strategy to reduce human exposure to cysticerci of Taenia saginata in low-prevalence settings

BACKGROUND: Taenia saginata cysticercus is the larval stage of the zoonotic parasite Taenia saginata, with a life-cycle involving both cattle and humans. The public health impact is considered low. The current surveillance system, based on post-mortem inspection of carcasses has low sensitivity and...

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Autores principales: Chengat Prakashbabu, Bhagyalakshmi, Marshall, Laura Rebecca, Crotta, Matteo, Gilbert, William, Johnson, Jade Cherry, Alban, Lis, Guitian, Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5907745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29673385
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2839-z