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Implementation of a practical and effective pilot intervention against transmission of Taenia solium by pigs in the Banke district of Nepal
Taenia solium is a zoonotic cestode parasite which causes human neurocysticercosis. Pigs transmit the parasite by acting as the intermediate host. An intervention was implemented to control transmission of T. solium by pigs in Dalit communities of Banke District, Nepal. Every 3 months, pigs were vac...
Autores principales: | Poudel, Ishab, Sah, Keshav, Subedi, Suyog, Kumar Singh, Dinesh, Kushwaha, Peetambar, Colston, Angela, Gauci, Charles G., Donadeu, Meritxell, Lightowlers, Marshall W. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6405169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30802248 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006838 |
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