Prevalence and distribution of Taenia solium cysticercosis in naturally infected pigs in Punjab, India.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Satinder Pal Singh, Balbir Bagicha Singh, Deepali G Kalambhe, Devendra Pathak, Rabinder Singh Aulakh, Navneet K Dhand
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Slaughter
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006960; https://doaj.org/article/ecee7b188e2d436abe9b285ff374d49f

Background Taenia solium (T. solium) cysticercosis remains a neglected zoonotic disease in India. The current study was planned to estimate the prevalence of T. solium porcine cysticercosis in the Punjab state of India, to compare this prevalence with the disease prevalence in pigs reared outside Pu...