Echinococcosis in humans occurs as a result of infection by the larval stages of taeniid
cestodes of the genus Echinococcus. In this review we discuss aspects of the biology, life cycle, …

Human cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) continues to be a substantial cause of
morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. Elimination is difficult to obtain and it is …

Clinical and epidemiological aspects of zoonotic toxocariasis are reviewed and a model is
proposed to explain observed patterns of infection and disease. The ecology of Toxocara is …

To address the source of infection in humans and public health importance of Giardia duodenalis
parasites from animals, nucleotide sequences of the triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) …

Taenia solium neurocysticercosis is a common cause of epileptic seizures and other neurological
morbidity in most developing countries. It is also an increasingly common diagnosis in …

Background and Methods. From June 1990 through July 1991, intracerebral infection with the
larval stage of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium was diagnosed in four unrelated persons …

The relationship between maximum voluntary concentric strength, muscle fibre type distribution
and muscle cross‐sectional areas were examined in 23 subjects (7 female and 11 male …

Current knowledge on Toxocara larva migrans is reviewed under the headings:
immunodiagnosis; host parasite relationships; clinical disease; frequency of human infection and …

During the 3 years that the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay for the
diagnosis of human cysticercosis has been in use at the Centers for Disease Control, 50 …

Our understanding of the global impact and cost of human toxocariasis is poor because
there is insufficient clinical awareness and no clear repository for the efficacy of clinical, …