Differentiating <i>Taenia solium</i> and <i>Taenia saginata</i> Infections by Simple Hematoxylin-Eosin Staining and PCR-Restriction Enzyme Analysis

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Species-specific identification of human tapeworm infections is important for public health purposes, because prompt identification of Taenia solium carriers may prevent further human cysticercosis infections (a major cause of acquired epilepsy). Two practical methods for the differentiation of cestode proglottids, (i) routine embedding, sectioning, and hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and (ii) PCR with...

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