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Epidemiology and genetic diversity of Taenia asiatica: a systematic review.
Parasites & vectors - 22 Jan 2014
Ale Anita, Victor Bjorn, Praet Nicolas, Gabriël Sarah, Speybroeck Niko, Dorny Pierre, Devleesschauwer Brecht
Abstract excerpt
Taenia asiatica has made a remarkable journey through the scientific literature of the past 50 years, starting with the paradoxical observation of high prevalences of T. saginata-like tapeworms in non-beef consuming populations, to the full description of its mitochondrial genome. Experimental studies conducted in the 1980s and 1990s have made it clear that the life cycle of T. asiatica is comparable to that of...
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