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Challenges for Animal Health and Production in the Tropics and Mediterranean for the next 55 years by Sacarrão-Birrento, Laura, Harrison, Leslie J. S., Pienaar, Ronel, Toka, Felix N., Torres-Acosta, Juan F. J., Vilela, Vinícius Longo Ribeiro, Hernández-Castellano, Lorenzo E., Arriaga-Jordán, Carlos Manuel, Soltan, Yosra Ahmed, Ungerfeld, Rodolfo, Özkan, Sezen, van Harten, Sofia, Ferlizza, Enea, Rossiter, Paul, Patra, Amlan Kumar, Gunal, Aysel Caglan, Bianchi, Carolina Paula, Starič, Jože, Lach, Gilliard, de Almeida, André M.

“…Tropical Animal Health and Production is a journal founded 55 years ago. It is dedicated to the publication of results of original research, investigation, and…”
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Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya by Eshitera, Eric E, Githigia, Samuel M, Kitala, Philip, Thomas, Lian F, Fèvre, Eric M, Harrison, Leslie J S, Mwihia, Evalyn W, Otieno, Richard O, Ojiambo, Fred, Maingi, Ndichu

“…Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig…”
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Subarachnoidal and intraventricular human neurocysticercosis: application of an antigen detection assay for the diagnosis and follow‐up by Bobes, Raúl J., Hernández, Marisela, Márquez, Carlos, Fragoso, Gladis, García, Esperanza, Parkhouse, R. Michael E., Harrison, Leslie J. S., Sciutto, Edda, Fleury, Agnès

“…Summary Background  Neurocysticercosis (NC) is a parasitic disease of the central nervous system caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. Although imaging…”
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Neurocysticercosis: HP10 antigen detection is useful for the follow-up of the severe patients by Fleury, Agnès, Garcia, Esperanza, Hernández, Marisela, Carrillo, Roger, Govezensky, Tzipe, Fragoso, Gladis, Sciutto, Edda, Harrison, Leslie J S, Parkhouse, R Michael Evans

“…The most severe clinical form of neurocysticercosis (NC) occurs when cysticerci are located in the subarachnoid space at the base of the brain (SaB). The…”
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The Influence of Socio-economic, Behavioural and Environmental Factors on Taenia spp. Transmission in Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Humans and Pigs by Wardrop, Nicola A, Thomas, Lian F, Atkinson, Peter M, de Glanville, William A, Cook, Elizabeth A J, Wamae, C Njeri, Gabriël, Sarah, Dorny, Pierre, Harrison, Leslie J S, Fèvre, Eric M

“…Taenia spp. infections, particularly cysticercosis, cause considerable health impacts in endemic countries. Despite previous evidence of spatial clustering in…”
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Evidence that active transmission of porcine cysticercosis occurs in Venezuela by Cortez Alcobedes, Maria M, Boggio, Gonzalo, Guerra, Ma. de Lourdes, de Gavidia, Magda Rodríguez, Rojas Reyes, Glenda C, Ferrer, Elizabeth, Lares, Maria, Alviarez, Yenny, Harrison, Leslie J. S, Parkhouse, R. Michael E

“…There is a paucity of quantitative data on the status of porcine cysticercosis in Venezuela, information which is essential for understanding the level of…”
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Evaluation of recombinant HP6-Tsag, an 18 kDa Taenia saginata oncospheral adhesion protein, for the diagnosis of cysticercosis by Ferrer, Elizabeth, González, Luís Miguel, Martínez-Escribano, José Ángel, González-Barderas, María Eugenia, Cortéz, María Milagros, Dávila, Iris, Harrison, Leslie J. S, Parkhouse, R. Michael E, Gárate, Teresa

“…With the objective of providing inexpensive and reproducible assays for the detection of antibodies indicating exposure to Taenia saginata and Taenia solium,…”
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A lateral flow assay (LFA) for the rapid detection of extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis using cerebrospinal fluid by Fleury, Agnes, Sastre, Patricia, Sciutto, Edda, Correia, Silvia, Monedero, Alejandro, Toledo, Andrea, Hernandez, Maricela, Harrison, Leslie J.S., Parkhouse, R. Michael E.

“…A lateral flow assay (LFA) for the diagnosis and monitoring of extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis, has been developed. The assay is based on the use of the…”
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The Gordon Scott Topical Collection: articles on peste des petits ruminants and other infectious diseases of domestic livestock by Rossiter, Paul, Harrison, Leslie J. S.

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Correction: The Influence of Socio-economic, Behavioural and Environmental Factors on Taenia spp. Transmission in Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Humans and Pigs by Wardrop, Nicola A, Thomas, Lian F, Atkinson, Peter M, de Glanville, William A, Cook, Elizabeth A J, Wamae, C Njeri, Gabriël, Sarah, Dorny, Pierre, Harrison, Leslie J S, Fèvre, Eric M

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004223.]…”
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Characterization of the Taenia spp HDP2 sequence and development of a novel PCR-based assay for discrimination of Taenia saginata from Taenia asiatica by González, Luis M, Bailo, Begoña, Ferrer, Elizabeth, García, D Fernandez Maria, Harrison, Leslie JS, Parkhouse, Michael RE, McManus, Donald P, Gárate, Teresa

“…A previously described Taenia saginata HDP2 DNA sequence, a 4-kb polymorphic fragment, was previously used as the basis for developing PCR diagnostic protocols…”
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TSOL18/HP6-Tsol, an immunogenic Taenia solium oncospheral adhesion protein and potential protective antigen by Parkhouse, R. Michael E, Bonay, Pedro, González, Luis Miguel, Ferrer, Elizabeth, Gárate, Teresa, Aguilar, Cruz M, Cortez A., Milagros M, Harrison, Leslie J. S

“…In this study, we employed Taenia solium mRNA extracted from a tapeworm of Venezuelan origin to clone express and test the recombinant protein of the T. solium…”
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A modified lateral flow assay, using serum, for the rapid identification of human and bovine cysticercosis in the absence of false positives by Parkhouse, R Michael E, Carpio, Arturo, Campoverde, Alfredo, Sastre, Patricia, Rojas, Glenda, Harrison, Leslie J S, Cortez, Maria Milagros

“…Abstract Background Previously we reported the use of a monoclonal antibody–based (HP10) antigen (Ag) detection lateral flow assay (LFA) for the diagnosis of…”
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A welcome for André M. de Almeida and the new Editorial Team set-up 1 July 2018 by Harrison, Leslie J. S.

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Peptide epitopes of the Taenia solium antigen Ts8B2 are immunodominant in human and porcine cysticercosis by Ferrer, Elizabeth, Martínez-Escribano, José Ángel, Barderas, María Eugenia González, González, Luis Miguel, Cortéz, María Milagros, Dávila, Iris, Harrison, Leslie J.S., Parkhouse, R. Michael E., Gárate, Teresa

“…Ts8B2 is a gene which encodes for a member of the Taenia solium metacestode 8kDa antigen family. Since the Ts8B2-GST recombinant protein compares very…”
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Sero-prevalence of Taenia spp. cysticercosis in rural and urban smallholder pig production settings in Uganda by Kungu, Joseph M., Dione, Michel M., Ejobi, Francis, Harrison, Leslie J.S., Poole, E. Jane, Pezo, Danilo, Grace, Delia

“…[Display omitted] •T. solium cysticercosis is present in pigs in Kamuli, Mukono and Masaka districts.•True sero-prevalence was estimated to be 0.0% in rural…”
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Taenia saginata homologue of the major surface antigen of Echinococcus spp. is immunogenic and 97% identical to its Taenia solium homologue by González, Luis Miguel, Ferrer, Elizabeth, Spickett, Andrea, Michael, Lynne M, Vatta, Adriano F, Gárate, Teresa, Harrison, Leslie J. S, Parkhouse, R. Michael E

“…The TEG-Tsag gene of Taenia saginata is homologous to the genes expressing the two major surface antigens of Echinococcus spp. (EM10 and EG10). Surface…”
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Molecular and functional characterization of a Taenia adhesion gene family (TAF) encoding potential protective antigens of Taenia saginata oncospheres by GONZALEZ, Luis Miguel, BONAY, Pedro, BENITEZ, Laura, FERRER, Elizabeth, HARRISON, Leslie J. S, PARKHOUSE, R. Michael E, GARATE, Teresa

“…Two clones from an activated Taenia saginata oncosphere cDNA library, Ts45W and Ts45S, were isolated and sequenced. Both of these genes belong to the Taenia…”
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Application of synthetic peptides to the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis by Fleury, Agnès, Beltran, Constantino, Ferrer, Elizabeth, Garate, Terésa, Harrison, Leslie J. S., Parkhouse, R. Michael E., Garcia, Esperanza, Fragoso, Gladis, Costa‐Cruz, Julia, Biondi, Germano, Agapejev, Svetlana, Sciutto, Edda

“…Summary We tested the possible diagnostic utility of five Taenia saginata oncosphere‐derived synthetic peptides in T. solium neurocysticercosis (NC). The five…”
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Taenia solium: Identification and preliminary characterization of a lipid binding protein with homology to the SEC14 catalytic domain by Montero, Estrella, Gonzalez, Luis Miguel, Bonay, Pedro, Rosas, Gabriela, Hernandez, Beatriz, Sciutto, Edda, Parkhouse, R. Michael E., Harrison, Leslie J.S., Morales, Miguel Angel, Garate, Teresa

“…The objective of this work is to identify proteins of the human and porcine parasite, Taenia solium, which may be exploited for control of the parasite…”
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