Publications

operational studies on the control of taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in ecuador.	a large-scale study in loja and el oro provinces, ecuador, demonstrated that population-based treatment of human taeniasis with a low dose of praziquantel is feasible and effective for the short-term control of transmission of taenia solium in hyperendemic areas. chemotherapeutic intervention also effectively promoted local preventive measures and contributed greatly to the elaboration of a long-term control programme.	1989	2805217
molecular analyses reveal two geographic and genetic lineages for tapeworms, taenia solium and taenia saginata, from ecuador using mitochondrial dna.	tapeworms taenia solium and taenia saginata are the causative agents of taeniasis/cysticercosis. these are diseases with high medical and veterinary importance due to their impact on public health and rural economy in tropical countries. the re-emergence of t. solium as a result of human migration, the economic burden affecting livestock industry, and the large variability of symptoms in several human cysticercosis, encourage studies on genetic diversity, and the identification of these parasite ...	2016	27769720