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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Diagnosis of human taeniasis

Abdul Jabbar , Charles Gauci and Marshall W Lightowlers
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Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
The University of Melbourne
Werribee, Vic. 3030, Australia
Email: jabbara@unimelb.edu.au

Microbiology Australia 37(1) 43-45 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA16011
Published: 11 February 2016

Abstract

Taenia solium, T. saginata and T. asiatica are taeniid tapeworms that cause taeniasis in humans and cysticercosis in intermediate host animals. T. solium can also cause cysticercosis in humans. A number of diagnostic methods have been developed to diagnose Taenia species that infect humans. This article is aimed at providing an overview of currently available diagnostic methods for human taeniasis.


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