The Vicious Worm education tool improves the knowledge of community health workers on Taenia solium cysticercosis in Rwanda.

• Main Authors: Esther Uwibambe (Author), Anselme Shyaka (Author), Egide Niyotwagira (Author), Justine Mutoniwase (Author), Eric M Fèvre (Author), Rupert J Quinnell (Author), Chiara Trevisan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pork tapeworm Taenia solium causes human taeniasis and cysticercosis when ingested as viable cysts and eggs, respectively. Despite its high health burden in low-income countries, knowledge of the parasite in endemic areas such as Rwanda is often limited. Here, we assess whether The Vicious Worm...