Modelling the risk of Taenia solium exposure from pork produced in western Kenya.

• Main Authors: Lian F Thomas (Author), William A de Glanville (Author), Elizabeth A J Cook (Author), Barend M De C Bronsvoort (Author), Ian Handel (Author), Claire N Wamae (Author), Samuel Kariuki (Author), Eric M Fèvre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The tapeworm Taenia solium is the parasite responsible for neurocysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease of public health importance, thought to cause approximately 1/3 of epilepsy cases across endemic regions. The consumption of undercooked infected pork perpetuates the parasite's life-cycl...