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Genetic variation in Taenia solium.
Parasitology international - 1 Jan 2006
Campbell Gillian, Garcia Hector H, Nakao Minoru, Ito Akira, Craig Philip S
Abstract excerpt
Neurocysticercosis is a major zoonotic larval cestode infection that has a worldwide distribution and is of significant public health importance. Knowledge of the genetic structure of Taenia solium can be applied to the epidemiology and transmission of this disease, since genetic variants may differ in infectivity and pathogenicity. Molecular epidemiological approaches can also enable detailed studies of...
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