Resources
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Garcia, H, A. Gonzalez, C.A.W. Evans, R. Gilman. 2003. Taenia solium cysticercosis. Lancet 362(9383): 547-556
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Kraft, R. 2007. Cysticercosis: an emerging parasitic disease. American Family Physician 76(1): 91-96
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Gonzalez, A.E., C.G. Gauci, D. Barber, R.H. Gilman, V.C.W. Tsang, H.H. Garcia, M. Verastegui, M.W. Lightowlers. 2005. Vaccination of pigs to control human neurocysticercosis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 72(6):837-839
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Garcia, H.H, A.E. Gonzalez, R.H Gilman, L.H. Moulton, M. Verastegui, S. Rodriguez, C. Gavidia, V.C.W. Tsang. 2006. Combined human and porcine mass chemotherapy for the control of T. solium. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 74(5):850-855
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Matthaiou, DK, G. Panos, E.S.
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Kriel, JD. 2003. Witches, healers, and helminthes: Sotho beliefs regarding the utilization of the latent power of phenomena. Anthropology
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Hoberg, Eric P, Alkire, Nancy L, de Queiroz, Alan, Jones, Arlene. 2001. Out of Africa: origins of the Taenia tapeworms in humans. The Royal Society. 268(1469):781-787
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"Cysticercosis" CDC- Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 25 Apr 2008
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"Taeniasis" CDC- Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 25 Apr 2008
Special Thanks:
- Dr. Tom Volk and Dr. Greg Sandland who gave me the opportunity to take on this project
- Dr. Greg Sandland for the T. solium specimens
- Dr. David Howard - who helped me with the microscopy
- Everyone who permitted me to reproduce their images