"Taenia solium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Species of tapeworm in the genus TAENIA, that infects swine. It is acquired by humans through the ingestion of cured or undercooked pork.
| Descriptor ID |
D041201
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.736.215.895.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Taenia solium- Taenia solium
- Taenia soliums
- soliums, Taenia
- Tapeworm, Pork
- Pork Tapeworm
- Pork Tapeworms
- Tapeworms, Pork
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Taenia solium" by people in Profiles.
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Seasonal patterns in risk factors for Taenia solium transmission: a GPS tracking study of pigs and open human defecation in northern Peru. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Jul 16; 12(1):352.
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Axonal swelling and spheroids in Taenia solium neurocysticercosis. Brain Pathol. 2019 05; 29(3):320.
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Parasites and epilepsy: Understanding the determinants of epileptogenesis. Epilepsy Behav. 2019 03; 92:235-244.
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A Child With Intermittent Headaches and Eosinophilic Meningitis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Dec 03; 7(4):355-357.
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Neurocysticercosis as a probable risk factor for hippocampal sclerosis. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2018 11; 76(11):783-790.
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Screening for neurocysticercosis in internationally adopted children: yield, cost and performance of serological tests, Italy, 2001 to 2016. Euro Surveill. 2018 10; 23(40).
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Seroprevalence of Taenia solium antibodies in a cohort of Bolivian immigrants in Italy. Acta Trop. 2018 Sep; 185:107-109.
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Spontaneously Arrested Transmission of Cysticercosis in a Highly Endemic Village with a Very Low Migration Rate. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 03; 98(3):776-778.
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Low sensitivity and frequent cross-reactions in commercially available antibody detection ELISA assays for Taenia solium cysticercosis. Trop Med Int Health. 2018 01; 23(1):101-105.
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"Omic" investigations of protozoa and worms for a deeper understanding of the human gut "parasitome". PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Nov; 11(11):e0005916.