Implementation of a practical and effective pilot intervention against transmission of Taenia solium by pigs in the Banke district of Nepal

Poudel, Ishab; Sah, Keshav; Subedi, Suyog; Kumar Singh, Dinesh; Kushwaha, Peetambar; Colston, Angela; G. Gauci, Charles; Donadeu, Meritxell; W. Lightowlers, Marshall

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006838

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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

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Feb 25, 2019

Authors:

Ishab Poudel

Keshav Sah

Suyog Subedi

Abstract

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...

Subject

Taenia solium

Cysticercosis

Veterinary medicine

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