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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Taenia asiatica: the Most Neglected Human Taenia and the Possibility of Cysticercosis
Mario V. FuentesM. Teresa Galán-puchadessubject
Diagnostic methodshuman taeniasisArticles from Symposium on Asian Taenia (October 2011 Osong Korea)Taenia soliumTaenia soliummedicineHelminthsTaeniasisAnimalsHumansTaeniasisTaenia asiaticabiologyTaeniaClinical Laboratory TechniquescysticercosisNeglected DiseasesCysticercosisTaenia saginatabiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseVirologyTaenia asiaticamedicine.drug_formulation_ingredientInfectious DiseasesParasitologyTaeniaParasitologydescription
Not only Taenia solium and Taenia saginata, but also Taenia asiatica infects humans. The last species is not included in the evaluation of the specificity of the immunodiagnostic techniques for taeniasis/cysticercosis. There is currently no specific immunodiagnostic method for T. asiatica available. Therefore, due to the fact that molecular techniques (the only tool to distinguish the 3 Taenia species) are normally not employed in routine diagnostic methods, the 2 questions concerning T. asiatica (its definite geographic distribution and its ability to cause human cysticercosis), remain open, turning T. asiatica into the most neglected agent of human taeniasis-cysticercosis.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-01 | The Korean Journal of Parasitology |