Comparative assessment of immunochromatographic test kits using low-molecular-weight antigens from cyst fluids of two different genotypes of Taenia solium for serodiagnosis of human cysticercosis.

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Human cysticercosis is a serious zoonosis caused by infection with larvae (cysticerci) of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Infection can involve the nervous system, causing chronic headache and intracranial hypertension, focal neurological deficits, epileptic seizures, and paralysis. The disease is found in developing countries, where porcine cysticercosis is prevalent and undercooked pork is habitually...

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