It is possible that the infection was caused instead by Asian taenia (T. asiatica, T. saginata asiatica), which has been reported in aborigines in Taiwan, 2 with subsequent reports from other Asian ...

Experts have helped develop risk-based approaches to control two parasites in meat, requiring the re-evaluation of traditional practices and the assessment of regulatory and industry resources. The ...

We estimated phylogenetic relationships among 12 species or variants of the cestode genus Taenia, including all 3 species that typically use humans as the definitive host, using published sequences of ...

When you are suffering a migraine headache, your first thought may not be that you have tapeworms in your brain. That may not be your second thought or even your 17th thought. But baby pork tapeworms ...

The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after consuming raw or undercooked pork. A shocking image of calcified parasites ...

The complete nucleotide sequence of the tapeworm Taenia solium mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been determined. The sequence is 13,709 base pairs in length and contains 36 genes (12 for proteins ...

Better well done than wormy! A stomach-turning image of a parasite infection embedded in the muscle of a human body shows the dangers a person can face if they consume undercooked pork. Emergency room ...

A horrifying image of calcified parasites embedded in the soft tissue of a human body has gone viral after Sam Ghali, an emergency room doctor, shared the seriously disturbing scan on X. Describing ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NEW ORLEANS — Brain infections from a parasite called Taenia solium are more common on Long ...

EXCITATORY junction potentials have been recorded from smooth muscles during stimulation of their extrinsic autonomic nerves 1–4. Recently similar potentials have been recorded from the smooth muscle ...