| general survey of the present distribution of helminths in iran and comparison with those of past years. | in this paper the literature on helminthiasis in iran is reviewed and the distribution, prevalence and intensity of infections caused by helminths are discussed. a comparison of prevalence and intensity of infections was accomplished in the recent 10 years by the author. hookworm infections are found mostly in the north along the caspian sea, but its prevalence is declining. trichostrongylus are found in iran with a high prevalence in central country. schistosoma haematobium is found in one prov ... | 1976 | 8977 |
| the use of mebendazole in the treatment of taenia saginata taeniasis in an endemic area in the philippines. | the successful treatment of taenia saginata taeniasis with mebendazole is herein reported. 41 subjects ascertained to have taeniasis based on the history of passage of gravid segments and positivity for taenia egg were treated with 300 mg mebendazole b.i.d. for 3 days without need for fasting. no side-effects were observed. the drug acts as a taeniacide. the worms were expelled either as degenerated boluses or fragmented segments on the 2nd to the 4th day (mean: 2.4 days) after the initial dose. ... | 1978 | 31782 |
| further observations on the specificity of antigen 5 of echinococcus granulosus. | the presence of ige antibodies to antigen 5 of echinococcus granulosus was detected by means of radioimmunoelectrophoresis in the sera of two of six patients infected with e. multilocularis. sera from three of these patients gave a precipitin band in gel diffusion tests identical to that produced by a monospecific rabbit anti-e. granulosus antigen 5 serum, when tested against whole hydatid fluid. sera from 19 individuals infected with fasciola hepatica, 20 with schistosoma mansoni, and 5 with wi ... | 1977 | 68114 |
| antigenic components of taenia saginata and their relevance to the diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by immunoelectrophoresis. | 22 antigenic components of taenia saginata proglottides were detected by immunoelectrophoretic (iep) study. cross-absorption of the hyperimmune serum, raised in rabbits against t. saginata, with heterologous and host antigens showed that two thirds of these components were not specific for the cestode. among the calves experimentally infected with t. saginata eggs, 3 precipitation patterns in iep were identified depending on the evolutionary stage of the infection. the hydrosoluble extract of t. ... | 1979 | 94334 |
| socio-agricultural factors and parasitic infections in the caspian littoral region of iran. | surveys for intestinal parasites in villages in the babol area of the caspian littoral region of iran have been conducted for five years. during this period, mass chemotherapy and individual treatment have been administered. while the overall prevalence of parasitic disease was reduced after these campaigns, reinfection took place repeatedly, and at a rapid rate. this paper re-examines the prevalence of seven helminth species (ascaris lumbricoides), hookworms (ancylostoma duodenale and necator a ... | 1979 | 317393 |
| indirect immunofluorescense reaction in cysticercosis. | the indirect immunofluorescence reaction (iir) was used to investigate cysticercosis in the serum of 604 subjects; control group i, with 100 subjects gave the following results: 2 per cent positive, 3 per cent weak positive and 95 per cent negative. group ii had 35 cases of cysticercosis, showing 94.28 per cent positive, 5.71 per cent weak positive and 0 per cent negative. in group iii, with 100 patients, other diseases were studied showing 5 per cent positive, 7 per cent weak positive and 88 pe ... | 1978 | 345988 |
| prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among inhabitants of tan-nan village, nantou county, taiwan. | the pork infected with cysticerci was sent to our laboratory in june 1971. microscopic examination revealed the infection of cysticercus cellulosae. subsequently, the source of the pork was traced, and the survey of intestinal parasitism was carried out among inhabitants at tan-nan village, hsin-i district, nantou county, taiwan, in august 1973. results obtained only indicated the presence rather than endemic of taeniasis solium in this village. the parasites and infection rates found in the pre ... | 1979 | 397878 |
| radiologic manifestations of taenia saginata infestation. | | 1977 | 402849 |
| [treatment of diphyllobothrium latum and taenia saginata infections with aminosidine (author's transl)]. | recently, it has been known that the aminosidine has marked anthelmintic efficacy against tapeworm. in this investigation, aminosidine was used for treating 14 cases with ciphyllobothrium latum infection and 5 cases with taenia saginata infection. aminosidine was administered orally in a single dose of 50 mg/kg, followed by a purge after the treatment. fourteen patients with d. latum infection and 5 patients with t. saginata infection expelled long strobila in all cases. although only 7 scolices ... | 1979 | 513300 |
| symptomatology of taeniasis caused by taenia saginata. | the course of an infection with t. saginata has been studied for two years on a volunteer who had swallowed a 16-20 week-old cysticercus bovis. the pathognomonic character of the infections was shown to be the spontaneous release of cestode proglottids first appearing in the faeces at day 87 p. i. an incidental release of a larger number of segments occurred after an excessive consumption of alcohol. the next release of proglottids followed after 42 to 88 days. the importance of the results of t ... | 1979 | 540876 |
| the efficacy of praziquantel against taenia saginata cysticercosis in naturally infected calves. | the effect of praziquantel on taenia saginata cysticerci was investigated in a trial involving 80 calves from an endemic area in east africa. when administered subcutaneously at a dose rate of 100 mg per kg of body weight praziquantel killed all cysterci in all treated calves. a few cysticerci remained viable after a single subcutaneous infection at 50 mg/kg. | 1979 | 543006 |
| [treatment of taenia saginata infections in adults with a single oral dose of praziquantel (author's transl)]. | | 1979 | 549578 |
| [a new technical variation of the latex agglutination test for the diagnosis of human hydatidosis]. | a new variant of the latex agglutination test using latex particles of 0,81 mu diameter is described. hidatid cyst fluid antigen standardized by immunoelectrophoretic analysis was used. fifty-one human sera from surgically confirmed hydatidosis and ninety control sera from non-hydatid diseases and healthy donors were studied. the method showed a sensibility of 86,2% and a global inespecificity of 1,1%. a human case of teniasis by taenia saginata was positive. general considerations about the int ... | 1979 | 552132 |
| vaccination of calves against taenia saginata infection using antigens collected during in vitro cultivation of larvae: passive protection via colostrum from vaccinated cows and vaccination of calves protected by maternal antibody. | six-to-11-day-old calves which received colostrum from cows vaccinated with in vitro culture antigens of taenia saginata during their last month of pregnancy showed a high level of resistance to a challenge infection with t saginata eggs. although colostral antibody reduced the numbers of larvae which became established it did not promote destruction of those which had undergone development. calves which had received colostrum from vaccinated dams were themselves vaccinated with culture antigen ... | 1977 | 556303 |
| results of an artificial feeding of eggs of taenia saginata goeze, 1782 to various beetle species. | we confirmed in experiments with four beetle species--carabus granulatus l., pterostichus vulgaris (l.), aphodius fimetarius (l.) and a. luridus (l.)--that these can carry and disseminate eggs of taenia saginata. the eggs pass the digestive tract of these beetle species. difficulties in entering the digestive tube proper have been explained by the presence of filtrating and triturating organs in the mouth parts of the beetles. | 1978 | 568099 |
| preliminary report on the development of irradiated taenia saginata oncospheres in calves. | | 1978 | 569520 |
| differentiation of taenia saginata and taenia solium by enzyme electrophoresis. | forty-four taenia saginata and seven t. solium specimens were collected in nigeria. extracts of these worms and of their metacestodes were compared by enzyme electrophoresis. the mobility of glucose phosphate isomerase was consistently faster with t. saginata than with t. solium. extracts of the strobilate and cysticercus forms of the same species gave identical results. it was thus possible to distinguish clearly between material of either species. | 1977 | 595082 |
| the efficacy of praziquantel against the cysticerci of taenia saginata in calves. | | 1978 | 625797 |
| an outbreak of bovine cysticercosis in california. | approximately 4.75% of the animals sent to slaughter from a southern california feedlot during a 9-mo period were found to be infected with the cysticercus of taenia saginata. an investigation of possible transmission sources revealed that the feedlot was the most likely site of infection. one feedlot worker was found to be infected with t. saginata, and the pen infection patterns and other physical relationships indicated that he was the source of infection. the following recommendations were m ... | 1978 | 626265 |
| studies on the intestinal parasites in african patients in owamboland, south west africa. | the paper gives the results of a survey of intestinal parasites among 501 in-patients drawn from four mission hospitals in owambo and kavango in northern south west africa. most of the patients (90%) were examined twice by the formol-ether concentration method, while the remaining 10% had one stool specimen examined. 10 species of helminths and 3 species of potentially-pathogenic protozoa were recorded--necator americanus, strongyloides stercoralis, strongyloides fuelleborni, hymenolepis nana, t ... | 1978 | 635971 |
| effect of albendazole on the metacestodes of taenia saginata in calves. | albendazole, a benzimadazole-carbamate anthelmintic, has been shown to effectively cause destruction of the metacestodes of taenia saginata in calves. | 1978 | 658280 |
| [the evaluation of the inhibition of the macrophage migration inhibition test with the polysaccharid antigen "c" of taenia saginata in human taeniasis (author's transl)]. | the statistical analysis of results of the leukocyte migration inhibition test with polysaccharide antigen c of t. saginata in 49 patients with taeniasis and 20 healthy persons was performed. examinations took place in two series: before medication (series i) and 7 days after treatment (series ii). in the first series, a significant decrease in the migration index (0.42) was found in the patients' group as compared with that of the control group (0.92). in the second series, the migration index ... | 1978 | 696061 |
| mebendazole in the treatment of taeniasis solium and taeniasis saginata. | a study was made of the effect on taeniasis of mebendazole, a drug known to be highly active against a variety of nematode species parasitic in humans. thirty-seven patients infected with taenia solium and four with taenia saginata, some of whom had concomitant nematode infections, were treated with one of three dosages for 3 to 6 days. within 48 hours of treatment most patients had eliminated long chains of intact, but apparently lifeless, proglottids. assessment of results was made by monthly ... | 1977 | 842772 |
| the prevalence of cysticerci of taenia saginata in cattle reared on sewage-irrigated pasture. | the hearts, masseter muscles, tongues and laryngeal muscles from 200 cattle aged 10 to 11 months, and 100 cattle aged 20 to 21 months, which had been reared on sewage-irrigated pastures at the melbourne and metropolitan board of works farm, werribee, victoria, were examined for infection with cysticerci of taenia saginata by slicing in the laboratory and the result obtained were compared with those recorded during normal meat inspection procedures at the abattoir. of the 10 to 11-month-old cattl ... | 1977 | 875788 |
| [environmental factors of taeniasis caused by taenia saginata]. | | 1977 | 882687 |
| the effect of mebendazole on the cysticerci of taenia saginata in calves. | | 1977 | 906086 |
| [treatment of infections by hymenolepis nana, taenia saginata, taenia solium and diphyllobothrium pacificum with praziquantel (embay 8440) (author's transl)]. | | 1977 | 911432 |
| [therapeutic trial with praziquantel in taenia saginata and hymenolepis nana infections (author's transl)]. | | 1977 | 911433 |
| [proteolytic activity of taenia saginata oncospheres examined by means of the isotopic method]. | | 1977 | 930087 |
| [the results of copro parasitological investigations in two poor districts in ankara]. | 542 stools were examined for intestinal helminths. 97 of them showed parasitic infestation. the number and percentages of the species found are shown below, ascaris lumbricoides 39 7.4%, hymenolepis nana 24 4.4%, enterobius vermicularis 16 3.0%, taenia saginata 4 0.8%, trichuris trichiura 12 2.2%. the helminthological diagnosis is based on the enrichment methods of flotation. | 1976 | 933901 |
| taenia saginata cysticerci in muscles of beef cattle. | minute dissection of carcasses infected with taenia saginata cysts revealed that heart and masticatory muscles were more heavily and more frequently infected with taenia saginata cysts than were any other muscle groups. increasing the number of inspection cuts in the heart and masseter muscles, while omitting cuts in such sites as the diaphragm, during meat inspection would increase the efficiency in detecting beef cysticercosis. complete dissection of cattle found to have a single viable or dea ... | 1976 | 937802 |
| [lipids in taenia saginata]. | lipids of taenia saginata were analyzed by means of thin layer chromatography and gas liquid chromatography. total lipids comprised about 3.3% of the fresh weight and consisted mainly of triglycerides (65.62%), sterols (19.58%), phospholipids (10.16%). the fatty acids of the triglycerides were mainly unsaturated and differed from those of phospholipids. the parasite has practically no "de novo" fatty acid biosynthesis, although this cestode did synthetize complex lipids from single lipids provid ... | 1976 | 973747 |
| experimental immunisation of six-month old calves against infection with the cysticercus stage of taenia saginata. | three groups of calves aged 6 months were completely protected against oral challenge with taenia saginata eggs following immunisation by three different methods. these were hyperimmunisation with six serial inoculations of a homogenate of t. saginata strobila in freund's complete adjuvant, a single intramuscular inoculation with hatched t. saginata eggs or a single oral dose of unhatched t. saginata eggs. the calves immunised with tapeworm homogenate developed the strongest haemagglutinating an ... | 1976 | 996937 |
| transmission of taenia saginata in rural areas. | | 1976 | 1014686 |
| studies on the zoonotic cycle of taenia saginata taeniasis and cysticercosis in the philippines. | | 1976 | 1025038 |
| treatment of taenia saginata infection with mixture of areca nuts and pumpkin seeds. | in january and february 1974, 32 adults (20 males and 12 females) and a 13-year-old girl with taeniasis saginata were treated with the mixture of boiled areca nuts and pumpkin seeds at mastoban, jen-ai district, nantou county, taiwan. a total of 48 worms including 42 scolices were recovered from 29 cases. side-effects were observed in 4 cases including 3 with complaints of dizziness, tinnitus, nausea and vomiting, and one with coma and abdominal pain. mixtures of 75-150 g areca nuts and 50-100 g ... | 1976 | 1036985 |
| an epizootic of bovine cysticercosis. | in march, 1973, a large feedlot near phoenix, az, reported an increased incidence of bovine cysticercosis. approximately 10% of cattle sent to slaughter from january to april, 1973, were infected with the cysticercus stage of taenia saginata. one employee who worked at the feed mill and loaded hay in the fields was also found to be infected with t saginata. recommendations for control of similar epizootics included educating employees about mode of transmission and improved personal hygiene, the ... | 1975 | 1141040 |
| [evaluation of helminth carrier rates among foreign workers (author's transl)]. | the evaluated helminth carrier rate among foreign workers give rise to many problems under socio-economic, hygienic and occupational aspects. the evaluation of helminth infestation is connected with considerable uncertainty. based on the author's examinations these problems are critically investigated from the point of view of both, the employer and the employee. it is shown in tables that in the institute of hygiene and microbiology of würzburg during 1973/1974 497/702 respectively faecal exami ... | 1975 | 1214697 |
| astaxanthin ester, a dominating carotenoid in taenia saginata (cestoidea). | | 1975 | 1218394 |
| some observations on taenia saginata cysticercosis in slaughter cattle in nigeria. | | 1975 | 1223011 |
| some observations on taenia saginata cysticercosis in slaughter cattle in nigeria. | | 1975 | 1228148 |
| [paths of dissemination of taenia saginata in a rural environment]. | | 1975 | 1237155 |
| [routes of dissemination of taenia saginata in rural environment. ii. studies in the poznan region]. | | 1976 | 1273320 |
| experimental infection of pigs and cattle with eggs of asian taenia saginata with special reference to its extrahepatic viscerotropism. | asian taenia saginata, tentatively called taenia saginata taiwanensis, has been described to be infected in its metacestode stage only in the liver of intermediate host animals. experimentally, however, we found that the metacestodes of the asian taenia saginata are also infected in other viscera than the liver of pigs (landrace-duroc-hampshire) 4 days to 4 months postinoculation (pi). viscerotropism of cysticercosis was apparent because a majority (70.7%) of the non-calcified cysticerci were fo ... | 1992 | 1297417 |
| [loeffer's syndrome: is taenia responsible?]. | taenia saginata is a parasite of the gastrointestinal tract which is often encountered in france. its responsibility in the occurrence of pulmonary eosinophilic infiltrates is only exceptionally suspected. we report a case of loeffler's syndrome most probably caused by taenia saginata. this case illustrates the diagnostic problems encountered to determine the responsibility of this cestode. | 1992 | 1304647 |
| [oral elimination of strobila segments of taenia saginata]. | within a 14-24 hours lapse after gynecological operative surgery, a 27-year-old woman eliminated with vomit two large taperworm pieces, measuring 3 and 2 meters respectively. at the laboratory they were identified as taenia saginata strobila with immature, mature and gravid proglottids. the patient informed that she liked to eat raw beef. treatment consisted in a single dose of praziquantel: 15 mg/kg body weight. parasitological controls (two series of three fecal samples each), performed three ... | 1992 | 1306992 |
| comparison of restriction fragment length polymorphisms of ribosomal dna between diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense and d. latum. | restriction fragment length polymorphisms (rflps) of ribosomal dna (rdna) were compared between diphyllobothrium latum and d. nihonkaiense using seven kinds of restriction endonucleases. no intra-specific variation in restriction fragment profiles was shown within both species of diphyllobothrium. digestion of the genomic dna with three endonucleases. smai, hinfi and hhai, provided one or two different bands between two species, although the hybridization patterns generated with the others. hind ... | 1992 | 1363430 |
| comparative serological reactivity of taenia crassiceps, taenia solium and taenia saginata metacestode neutral glycolipids to infection serum from taenia crassiceps-infected mice. | a comparative survey was undertaken of the neutral fraction glycolipids from the metacestodes of 3 taeniid species, taenia crassiceps, taenia solium and taenia saginata, to determine their chemical and serological staining patterns on separation by thin-layer chromatography. the orcinol-positive patterns of t. solium and t. saginata metacestodes exhibited a closer superficial resemblance to each other than to t. crassiceps or t. saginata adults. a comparison of component migration properties aga ... | 1992 | 1380126 |
| intestinal obstruction due to taenia saginata infection: a case report. | surgical complications of taenia saginata infection, the bovine tapeworm which man acquires by eating undercooked beef, are mentioned in standard texts; however, none of these seem to give any specific reference. reported here is one case of acute mechanical intestinal obstruction due to a bolus impaction of taenia saginata at the level of the ileocaecal valve. the rarity of this clinical presentation as well as the probable mechanism of obstruction are discussed. | 1992 | 1404561 |
| infectivity of irradiated and non-irradiated metacestodes of taenia saginata. | | 1992 | 1440823 |
| experimental infection and morphology of taenia saginata (burma strain) in domestic animals. | | 1992 | 1449283 |
| experimental infection with taenia saginata (poland strain) in taiwanese pigs. | two 22-day-old landrace-small ear miniature (l-sem) pigs, five 45 to 66-day-old small ear miniature (sem) pigs, and one 16-day-old holstein calf were each fed 1000, 3000 or 10,000 taenia saginata (poland strain) eggs respectively and killed 34-77 days after inoculation. four of the five sem pigs and the holstein calf were susceptible to this parasite. however, two l-sem pigs and one sem pig remained negative. the cysticerci recovery rates for the sem pig and holstein calf were 36% and 3%, respec ... | 1992 | 1452995 |
| [immunodiagnosis of taenia saginata cysticercosis]. | many different serological tests have been investigated in order to replace the current "knife and eye" method at the slaughterhouse, which detects only a small fraction of the cattle infected with cysticercosis. among the assays for the detection of antibodies against the cysticerci of taenia saginata, the elisa is certainly the most sensitive, although it is unable to detect lightly infected animals. consequently it only allows a group diagnosis in naturally infected cattle. the use of purifie ... | 1992 | 1466159 |
| [recurrent acute pancreatitis caused by taenia saginata]. | | 1992 | 1478419 |
| [experience with the diagnosis of taeniarhynchiasis caused by the northern isolate of the beef tapeworm by b. e. rabinovich's method]. | it has been shown that the method of b. e. rabinovich may be used for the diagnosis of infestation caused by the northern isolate of taeniorhynchus. bearing in mind biological specificities of the above helminth species, to enhance the efficacy of diagnostics it is advisable to use the technique in combination with the method of kato. | 1992 | 1508082 |
| [environmental and food hygiene aspects of cestode infections of humans]. | cysticercus bovis s. inermis, the larvae phase of taenia saginata is still widely spread. many reasons are at the origin thereof, e.g. incomplete destruction of the eggs of taenia saginata during the waste water purification process and differing meat inspection practises. in an area with the same environmental and animal breeding and fattening conditions a yearly average of 6.49% infestation is found in one slaughterhouse, whilst the yearly average in a neighbouring slaughterhouse is 0.93%. the ... | 1992 | 1516551 |
| comparison of cysticercus extract, cyst fluid and taenia saginata extract for use in elisa for serodiagnosis of neurocysticercosis. | cysticercus cellulosae extract (cs), cyst fluid (cf), and an extract of taenia saginata adult worm (ts) were evaluated for use in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for serodiagnosis of human neurocysticercosis in thai patients. elisa sensitivity was found to be 78.13%, 81.25% and 62.50%, respectively. false positivity was 6.66% with cs and 0% with other antigens. cf gave positivity with a pooled visceral gnathostomiasis serum and 3 of 10 (30%) of angiostrongyliasis sera. cs produced w ... | 1992 | 1523483 |
| the effect of different chemical and physical agents on the viability of cysticercus bovis: a preliminary report. | the in vitro comparative effect of 23 chemicals and 5 physical agents on the viability of cysticerci of taenia saginata was investigated. accordingly the effects of vinegar, "kosso-araki", "senafitch", "dagim-araki", "datta", gin, lemon-juice, cognac, fernet whisky, bitter, brandy, kilikil, "feto", arakiuzo, araki-double uzo, vermouth, metta beer, pilsner beer, "awazie", "tella", "tej", and sarris wine red and white; was assessed on the basis of minimum exposure time (in minutes) required to ren ... | 1992 | 1563360 |
| natural infections of asian taenia saginata metacestodes in the livers of korean domestic pigs. | the taenia species in east asia, hitherto identified as taenia saginata, has been recognized as differing from the classical descriptions of life cycles and was recently named taenia saginata taiwanensis (tentatively until 1992). major differences between t. saginata and the newly recognized asian t. saginata are their intermediate hosts and the infected tissues. asian t. saginata metacestodes are found in the livers of pigs rather than in the muscles of cattle. in this study, we observed the na ... | 1992 | 1576109 |
| experimental human infection with asian taenia saginata metacestodes obtained from naturally infected korean domestic pigs. | the infectivity of metacestodes of asian taenia saginata, now tentatively called taenia saginata taiwanensis, in human host was confirmed. the metacestodes used in experimental infection were collected from the livers of naturally infected domestic pigs at an abattoir in cheongju city, korea. the first gravid proglottid was spontaneously discharged 76 days after infection. two worms were recovered two years later by chemotherapy. the scolex was unarmed. the number of main uterine branches, varyi ... | 1992 | 1576110 |
| [the epidemiology of taenia saginata taeniasis]. | the aim of the epidemiological analysis was to detect the distribution and changes in the incidence of taenia saginata and to find the relations between taeniosis and cysticercosis in the district of halle (saale). the morbidity rate of taeniosis was calculated at first by the number of notified cases and also by the quantity of anthelmintics in the treatment of t. saginata infections in humans. the morbidity based on notifications did not show any relations to the frequency of metacestodes of t ... | 1992 | 1590592 |
| production of anti-idiotypic antibodies as potential immunoreagents for the serological diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. | although serological assays have been developed for cysticercosis, difficulties remain in isolating antigens from cross-reacting components and in obtaining reliable sources of parasite material for purification. the object of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of using anti-idiotypic antibodies as alternative immunoreagents for the serological diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. a fraction of taenia hydatigena cyst fluid (thfas) had previously been used as a diagnostic antigen for tae ... | 1992 | 1626868 |
| a monoclonal antibody-based elisa for the detection of circulating excretory-secretory antigens in taenia saginata cysticercosis. | a series of monoclonal antibodies (moab) produced against excretory and secretory products from 10- and 20-week-old taenia saginata cysticerci were tested for their ability to detect circulating antigen in a double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). two moab, 12g5 and 2h8, proved to be highly reactive with the tegument of viable t. saginata cysticerci and recognized antigenic components of 65, 87 and 100 kda in immunoblotting. the detection limit of the assay using 12g5 ... | 1992 | 1644522 |
| characterization and detection of a newly described asian taeniid using cloned ribosomal dna fragments and sequence amplification by the polymerase chain reaction. | dna isolated from a newly described taeniid from taiwan which shows adult characters indistinguishable from those of taenia saginata was compared to dna from t. saginata and nine other cestodes by restriction endonuclease digestion of genomic dna and southern blot analysis using 32p-labeled total cestode rna and cloned ribosomal rna gene fragments as probes. hybridization patterns of taiwan taenia dna revealed distinct variations from that of t. saginata and taenia solium as well as all other ce ... | 1991 | 1672653 |
| an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnostic detection of taenia saginata copro-antigens in humans. | an immunodiagnostic sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was developed for the detection of soluble taenia saginata antigens in stool samples (copro-antigens) of infected humans, using affinity-purified polyclonal antibodies obtained from rabbits hyperimmunized with excretory/secretory antigens derived from t. saginata maintained in vitro. investigation of operating characteristics showed very low cross-reactivity with crude antigens from helminths other than taenia, including dipy ... | 1991 | 1719664 |
| albendazole treatment in human taeniasis. | the results are presented of albendazole trials on human taeniasis infections in honduras, involving 56 of 68 individuals (2% of the inhabitants) found to be infected during surveys conducted in 15 rural communities. of the 3 methods used for diagnosis of infection, the kato cellophane thick smear showed 80% reliability, a combination of kato and 'scotch' tape perianal swab 88%, and clinical history of proglottid expulsion less than 50%. individuals were treated with a dose of 400 mg of albendaz ... | 1991 | 1780999 |
| effects of wastewater irrigation of pastures on the health of farm animals and humans. | wastewater recycling and reuse through agricultural irrigation can provide an economical means of preventing pollution of surface water sources, while conserving water resources and valuable nutrients for increased crop production and grazing pastures. with proper methods of wastewater treatment, health risks to farmers and farm animals as well as to the public who consume agricultural produce can be prevented. the possibility of transmission of the beef tapeworm taenia saginata, salmonella sp. ... | 1991 | 1782432 |
| evaluation of the efficacy of praziquantel against cysticercosis of a taenia saginata-like tapeworm (taiwan strain) in pigs. | in order to evaluate therapeutic efficacy of praziquantel against cysticercosis in pigs caused by the 'taiwan taenia' 16 small-ear miniature pigs were each fed with 10,000 or 30,000 eggs. twelve pigs were treated with praziquantel: three were given 100 mg kg-1 on one day, three were given 100 mg kg-1 daily for three days, and six were given 100 mg kg-1 daily for five days. four pigs were used as untreated controls. the cure rates observed were 33.3% in the pigs treated for one day, and 100% in t ... | 1991 | 1796886 |
| evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for detection of taenia saginata cysticercosis in cattle. | serum igg response of cattle with cysticercosis caused by taenia saginata was studied in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) where a t. saginata metacestode surface extract was used as antigen. in experimentally infected calves, a sharp rise in specific antibody levels was found 3-4 weeks after the infection followed by a logical level of detection corresponded to about 25 cysts. the elisa was employed in cattle herds where cysticercosis outbreaks had occurred and also in supposedly uni ... | 1991 | 1803936 |
| a case-control study of risk factors in light taenia saginata cysticercosis in danish cattle. | risk factors in light t. saginata cysticercosis in cattle herds were investigated in a case-control study. the case group consisted of farms from which cattle with low-grade cysticercosis had been detected at slaughter. the control group consisted of farms where no cases were detected during the same period. the major risk factor identified was allowing cattle access to drink from streams carrying effluent from sewage treatment plants (odds ratio = 3.6). spreading of septic tank sludge through d ... | 1991 | 1803937 |
| taeniasis in indonesia with special reference to samosir island, north sumatra. | in indonesia, taeniasis is endemic on the islands of bali, irian jaya and sumatra. the balinese eat pork or beef raw in a dish called "lawar". natives of irian jaya also have a custom of preparing and consuming raw pork. on samosir island in north sumatra, undercooked pork is consumed in traditional ceremonies. in bali, the local people defecate into cages (called "teba") of domestic animals. in irian jaya, pigs are allowed to feed on human feces inside houses at night. the natives of samosir is ... | 1991 | 1822896 |
| asian taenia saginata: species or strain? | asian taenia has a special epidemiological pattern. many people eat raw and/or undercooked pork and pig viscera more often than that of cattle and acquire a t. saginata-like tapeworm infection. the pig has been found to be the most favorable laboratory intermediate host for four geographical strains of asian taenia. numerous pinpoint cysticerci have been found in naturally infected livers of one wild boar and six domestic pigs in taiwan. it is likely that pigs are the natural intermediate host o ... | 1991 | 1822898 |
| the differentiation of a newly described asian taeniid from taenia saginata using enzymatically amplified non-transcribed ribosomal dna repeat sequences. | a newly described asian taeniid which is morphologically indistinguishable from adult taenia saginata has been identified in the aboriginal population of taiwan. hybridization patterns of restriction enzyme digested genomic dna isolated from "taiwan" taenia and taenia saginata revealed distinct variations between these cestodes. we have demonstrated by southern blot analysis of ribosomal dna fragments that taiwan taenia and t. saginata differ in a 2.4 kb fragment present in bam hi digested dna f ... | 1991 | 1822899 |
| laboratory rodent models for the tapeworm-stage of taenia saginata and other related taeniid species. | attempts were carried out to establish alternative definitive host systems for taenia saginata, t. crassiceps, t. hydatigena, echinococcus multilocularis and e. granulosus, in rodents. following oral inoculation of cysticerci or protoscoleces, the tapeworm-stage development and sexual maturation of the 5 taeniid species in the intestine of a golden hamster (gh) and mongolian gerbil (mg), both treated with prednisolone, were examined. sexually mature t. saginata tapeworms were recovered from mg p ... | 1991 | 1822901 |
| treatment of human taeniasis in the philippines: a review. | studies relating to the treatment of human taeniasis in the philippines using atabrine, bithionol, and mebendazole are reviewed. cure rates of 93.7% for atabrine, 85%-100% for bithionol, and 84.62% for mebendazole are reported. aside from these studies, recent experience in the treatment of taenia saginata infections at the department of parasitology, college of public health, is also reported. twenty patients referred to the department were treated, 3 with bithionol, 17 with praziquantel. of th ... | 1991 | 1822904 |
| current status of food-borne parasitic zoonoses in taiwan. | more than 50 species of zoonotic parasites (nematodes-18 spp., trematodes-19 spp., cestodes-10 spp., protozoa-2 spp., and arthropods-2 spp.) have been reported in taiwan. among them, angiostrongylus cantonensis, clonorchis sinensis and taenia saginata are the most important and most common food-borne parasites. angiostrongyliasis is highly endemic in southern and eastern taiwan. about 80% of patients are children below 15 years of age, mostly infected after eating achatina fulica during may and ... | 1991 | 1822939 |
| current status of food-borne parasitic zoonoses in the united states. | although not a major public health problem, food-borne parasitic zoonoses in the united states are the cause of numerous diseases that occur widely in the population. the most common food-borne parasitic diseases in the united states are trichinosis, toxoplasmosis, taeniasis/cysticercosis, diphyllobothriasis, and anisakiasis. since 1947, when the us public health service began to record statistics on trichinosis cases in humans, the numbers of reported cases in the united states have declined ma ... | 1991 | 1822940 |
| current status of food-borne parasitic zoonoses in west germany. | the present status of food-borne parasitic zoonoses in west germany is characterized by a relatively high frequency of toxoplasmosis, sarcocystosis and taenia saginata infections. from empirical data it can be estimated that 4% of the german population become infected per year by toxoplasma gondii as well as by sarcocystis species (s. hominis, s. suihominis). the number of t. saginata infected persons is reckoned at 900,000, which is equal to an average prevalence of 1.5%. due to meat inspection ... | 1991 | 1822942 |
| [occurrence of taenia sp. in the population seen at the central laboratory of the adolfo lutz institute, são paulo, sp, brazil (1960/1989)]. | monthly and yearly reports of the seção de enteroparasitoses of the instituto adolfo lutz (são paulo, sp, brazil) from 1960 to 1989 with 1,519,730 parasitological stool examinations were studied. there were also 355 identifications of taenia sp. proglottids. using hoffman, pons & janer's method, 7,663 (0.5%) cases of taeniasis were diagnosed, and 311 (87.60%) of the 355 proglottids were on easy terms to be specified, 273 (87.80%) of them were from taenia saginata. | 1991 | 1844385 |
| successful treatment of taenia saginata and hymenolepis nana by single oral dose of praziquantel. | infections by adult cestodes are widely distributed in the world, and induced digestive and general disturbances. in this study, 40 patients with taenia saginata and 15 with hymenolepis nana were treated by one single oral dose of praziquantel, at the dosage of 10 mg/kg/day and 20 mg/kg/day respectively. as side effects, no biological disturbances occurred, but 6 patients complained of abdominal pain and diarrhea. the efficiency was complete. praziquantel, a wide spectrum anti-helminthic day dru ... | 1991 | 1875062 |
| diagnostic identification of taenia saginata with the polymerase chain reaction. | | 1991 | 1887484 |
| serological diagnosis of cysticercosis by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in experimentally infected cattle. | taenia saginata infections were established in four groups of calves by administering doses of 10, 10(2), 10(3) and 10(4) infective eggs respectively by gavage. a fifth group remained as uninfected controls. sera were collected from all calves over a period of 210 days. the sera were examined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) with a fraction of larval taenia hydatigena cyst fluid as antigen for the presence of anti-t. saginata igg antibodies. at slaughter, the tongue, masseter, dia ... | 1991 | 1889037 |
| detection of taenia solium antigens in merthiolate-form preserved stool samples. | cysticercosis can be controlled by mass treatment of taenia solium carriers in hyperendemic areas. an automated screening method suitable for mass application is required to determine the prevalence of taeniasis and the efficacy of its treatment, since existing methods of carrier detection are considered insufficient for this purpose. thus, a biotin/avidin-enhanced enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was designed, which detected t. solium antigens in supernatants of merthiolate-formalin pr ... | 1991 | 1896767 |
| [livestock manure as a vector for parasites--a report of experiences]. | analysing the results of own investigations and informations in literature a review is given about the role of manure specially in stables of high-intensity cattle and pig production as a vector for exogenic parasite stages. in the course of investigations--in most cases simulating practice conditions--so-called indicator germs were used as test material. in cattle stables manure is significant as a vector for eimeria species, cryptosporidium parvum, sarcocystis species, taenia saginata and fasc ... | 1991 | 1914947 |
| intraduodenal 'gastrografin' injection against taenia saginata infection. | | 1990 | 1976904 |
| evaluation of a 'dipstick' immunoassay to detect cysticercosis in experimentally infected cattle. | a 'dipstick' immunoassay for bovine cysticercosis, using an antigen isolated from taenia hydatigena cyst fluid, was evaluated in cattle experimentally infected with taenia saginata. the assay correctly identified six out of seven infected cattle, including an animal in which only 12 living cysticerci were found. cattle became seropositive as early as 3 weeks post-infection. a false-negative reaction was found for one very lightly infected animal, from which only four living cysticerci were recov ... | 1991 | 2024426 |
| identification of antigens for use in immunodiagnosis of taenia saginata cysticercosis. | fifteen metacestode antigens from taenia saginata were defined by laurell crossed immunoelectrophoresis and investigated for their potential use in immunodiagnosis of bovine cysticercosis. several antigens cross reacted with those of some common cattle parasites. three of the antigens, designated as numbers 4, 8 and 11, were selected on the basis of their restricted cross reactions and were isolated by affinity chromatography. these antigens showed high sensitivity and specificity values in the ... | 1991 | 2034895 |
| sequencing and characterization of an echinococcus multilocularis dna probe and its use in the polymerase chain reaction. | the nucleotide sequence of the cloned echinococcus multilocularis dna probe pal1 was determined in order to simplify and improve the sensitivity of a diagnostic assay through the application of the polymerase chain reaction (pcr). the insert-specific oligonucleotides bg1 and bg2 define a 2.6-kb fragment in the genomic dna of e. multilocularis, while bg1 and bg3 define a 0.3 kb fragment. a pcr study including 14 independent e. multilocularis isolates in addition to echinococcus granulosus. echino ... | 1991 | 2052020 |
| effectiveness of praziquantel against taenia saginata infections in ethiopia. | twenty-six individuals infected with taenia saginata, 18 males and eight females ranging in age from 19-46 years, were treated successfully by a single oral dose of praziquantel at 10 mg kg-1 body weight. the drug was well tolerated, and no appreciable side effects were observed. of the 26 patients, eight harboured one worm and the remainder harboured two or more worms; eight worms were obtained from one individual. in all 75 worms were recovered, ranging in length from 1.05-4.55 m, with a mean ... | 1990 | 2076036 |
| infectivity of eggs of taenia taeniaeformis after anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge--a possible model for taenia saginata egg resistance. | | 1990 | 2080783 |
| prevalence of salmonella, shigella and intestinal parasites in food handlers in irbid, jordan. | during a one-year period, 283 food handlers in irbid, jordan were investigated for the presence of potential enteropathogens in their stools. the prevalence rate of enteropathogens among non-jordanian food handlers (48.0%) was significantly higher (p less than 0.05) than that of the jordanian group (12.3%). the isolation rates of salmonella and shigella were 6% and 1.4% respectively. multi-drug resistance was frequent among isolates of salmonella group b and shigella spp. intestinal parasites de ... | 1990 | 2081882 |
| [taenia saginata: an eternal problem?]. | although the official figures of the meat inspection services show that the number of belgian slaughtering cattle, infected with cysticercosis decreased during the last 20 years from 0.3 to 0.03%, the data collected during this study, prove that the parasite is absolutely not dying out. detailed examination of slaughtering cattle showed that 9.5% of them are infected with cysticerci of t. saginata. this discrepancy with the official figures is due i.a. to the inappropriate detection techniques u ... | 1990 | 2085053 |
| [value of microbiologic studies for diagnosis of post-enteritis reactive arthritis]. | reactive arthritis may develop within a period of some days until upto 3 weeks after infections with yersinia enterocolitica, yersinia pseudotuberculosis, campylobacter jejuni/coli, shigella and salmonella. intestinal infections with klebsiella pneumoniae, clostridium perfringens, clostridium difficile, cryptosporidium, strongyloides stercoralis, taenia saginata and schistosoma mansoni are, in some cases, considered to be responsible for reactive arthritis. detection of pathogenic bacteria in fe ... | 1990 | 2085058 |
| immunodiagnosis of taeniasis by coproantigen detection. | immunodiagnostic tests for taenia-specific faecal antigen based on polyclonal rabbit antisera against taenia saginata or taenia solium proglottid extracts in capture-type elisa assays have been developed. taenia-specific antigen was detected in detergent-solubilized faecal extracts from t. solium- and t. saginata-infected hosts. coproantigen from t. solium-infected hamsters did not cross-react with faeces from rodents infected with hymenolepis diminuta, h. citelli, h. microstoma, necator america ... | 1990 | 2092303 |
| cestode infections in animals: immunological diagnosis and vaccination. | cestode infections in animals are important because several species are zoonotic, causing cysticercosis and hydatidosis in man, and because of the economic losses incurred due to infections in livestock. information on immunological diagnosis of and vaccination against cestode infection is restricted almost exclusively to the taeniid cestodes in which two groups of mammalian hosts are concerned: the intermediate host infected with the larval parasite and the definitive host infected with the adu ... | 1990 | 2132691 |
| cestode infections in korea. | epidemiological surveys concerning cestodes of medical importance in korea have been sporadically reported by many workers. among various parasitic infections, cestode infections occur less frequently than other helminthiases, but they often cause serious clinical complications. cestodes reported so far in korea belong to the order pseudophyllidea or cyclophyllidea (subclass cestoda), i.e., diphyllobothrium latum, d. yonagoense, spirometra erinacei, sparganum, hymenolepis diminuta, h. nana, meso ... | 1990 | 2133417 |
| differential diagnosis of taenia saginata and taenia solium with dna probes. | a size selected genomic dna library was constructed using dna extracted from taenia saginata. the dna was digested using the restriction enzyme ecor1 under star conditions and the 2-4 kbase fraction, selected following sucrose density-gradient separation, was cloned in the bacteriophage lambda gt 10. a panel of cestode dnas including taenia saginata, taenia solium, taenia taeniaeformis, taenia crassiceps, echinococcus granulosus and dnas of bovine, porcine and human origin were used in conjuncti ... | 1990 | 2141926 |
| some aspects of the presence of surface--associated acid mucosubstances on larval taenia saginata infecting suitable and unsuitable hosts. | the coat of acid mucosubstances occurring on the bladder surface was studied in cysticercus bovis (larvae of taenia saginata) developing in specific (cattle) and nonspecific (some other ruminants) intermediate hosts. in cysticerci developing in nonspecific intermediate hosts, this coat is absent or poorly developed even at the time when it is completely formed on the bladder surface of c. bovis from cattle. if the cysticercus develops up to the infective stage in a nonspecific intermediate host, ... | 1990 | 2151221 |
| a study on the survival of taenia saginata eggs on soil in denmark. | the infectivity of taenia saginata eggs exposed to environmental conditions on a natural soil surface in denmark was studied by feeding the eggs to susceptible calves, followed by determination of the number of cysts developed. the results indicated that a small proportion of the eggs remained infective for 6 1/2 months, but not for 9 1/2 months when deposited in may 1986, and for 5 1/2 months but not for 8 1/2 months when deposited in september 1987. viability of eggs was tested in vitro and co ... | 1990 | 2260507 |
| bovine cysticercosis in denmark. a study of possible causes of infection in farms with heavily infected animals. | epidemiological studies were made on 14 farms from which, during a 2 year period, 38 cattle had been condemned at slaughter, due to massive infections with cysticercus bovis. by on-site investigations and interviews, attempts were made to identify the transmission routes of taenia saginata eggs from human faeces into the environment and further on to cattle. the most frequent sources of infection were found to be sludge from septic tanks illegally applied on pasture or crops, in some cases after ... | 1990 | 2260508 |