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CystiHuman: A model of human neurocysticercosis by Bonnet, Gabrielle, Pizzitutti, Francesco, Gonzales-Gustavson, Eloy A, Gabriël, Sarah, Pan, William K, Garcia, Hector H, Bustos, Javier A, Vilchez, Percy, O'Neal, Seth E

“…The Taenia solium tapeworm is responsible for cysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease presenting as larvae in the body of a host following taenia egg…”
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Non-local validated parametrization of an agent-based model of local-scale Taenia solium transmission in North-West Peru by Pizzitutti, Francesco, Bonnet, Gabrielle, Gonzales-Gustavson, Eloy, Gabriël, Sarah, Pan, William K, Pray, Ian W, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E

“…The pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is the cause of a preventable zoonotic disease, cysticercosis, affecting both pigs and humans. Continued endemic transmission…”
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Frequency and Determinant Factors for Calcification in Neurocysticercosis by Bustos, Javier A, Arroyo, Gianfranco, Gilman, Robert H, Soto-Becerra, Percy, Gonzales, Isidro, Saavedra, Herbert, Pretell, E Javier, Nash, Theodore E, O’Neal, Seth E, Del Brutto, Oscar H, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H

“…Abstract Background Neurocysticercosis is a major cause of acquired epilepsy. Larval cysts in the human brain eventually resolve and either disappear or leave…”
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis (Taenia solium) by Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E, Noh, John, Handali, Sukwan

“…Neurocysticercosis accounts for approximately 30% of all epilepsy cases in most developing countries. The immunodiagnosis of cysticercosis is complex and…”
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A Rapid Point-of-Care Assay for Cysticercosis Antigen Detection in Urine Samples by Toribio, Luz, Handali, Sukwan, Marin, Yazmin, Perez, Erika, Castillo, Yesenia, Bustos, Javier A, O'Neal, Seth E, Garcia, Hector H

“…We report a proof-of-concept study using a dipstick assay to detect Taenia solium antigen in urine samples of 30 patients with subarachnoid neurocysticercosis…”
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Improved Diagnosis of Viable Parenchymal Neurocysticercosis by Combining Antibody Banding Patterns on Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot (EITB) with Antigen Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) by Arroyo, Gianfranco, Bustos, Javier A, Lescano, Andres G, Gonzales, Isidro, Saavedra, Herbert, Pretell, E Javier, Castillo, Yesenia, Perez, Erika, Dorny, Pierre, Gilman, Robert H, O'Neal, Seth E, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H

“…The diagnosis of neurocysticercosis (NCC) depends on neuroimaging and serological confirmation. While antibody detection by enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer…”
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Development and Laboratory Evaluation of a Simple, Field-Applicable Coproantigen Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Taeniasis in Northern Peru by Castillo, Yesenia, Wardle, Melissa T, Gamboa, Ricardo, Elizalde, Mayra, Vilchez, Percy, Rodriguez, Silvia, Gilman, Robert H, Gonzalez, Armando E, O'Neal, Seth E, Garcia, Hector H

“…Coproantigen detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (coAg ELISA) is a vital tool for detecting and treating cases of Taenia solium taeniasis. However,…”
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Spatial relationship between Taenia solium tapeworm carriers and necropsy cyst burden in pigs by Pray, Ian W, Ayvar, Viterbo, Gamboa, Ricardo, Muro, Claudio, Moyano, Luz M, Benavides, Victor, Flecker, Robert H, Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E

“…Taenia solium, a parasite that affects humans and pigs, is the leading cause of preventable epilepsy in the developing world. Geographic hotspots of pigs…”
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Consistent Measurement of Parasite-Specific Antigen Levels in Sera of Patients with Neurocysticercosis Using Two Different Monoclonal Antibody (mAb)-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays by Castillo, Yesenia, Toribio, Luz M, Guzman, Carolina, Arroyo, Gianfranco, Espinoza, Cindy, Saavedra, Herbert, Bustos, Javier A, Dorny, Pierre, O'Neal, Seth E, Garcia, Hector H

“…Monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a complementary diagnosis technique for neurocysticercosis (NCC), which detects…”
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Population Screening for Urine Antigens to Detect Asymptomatic Subarachnoid Neurocysticercosis: A Pilot Study in Northern Peru by McCleery, Ellen, Allen, Samantha E, Moyano, Luz Maria, Gamboa, Ricardo, Vilchez, Percy, Muro, Claudio, Castillo, Yesenia, Dorny, Pierre, Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E

“…Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis (SANCC) is a severe and progressive brain infection with . We performed a pilot study of noninvasive screening for SANCC in two…”
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High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Neurocysticercosis in an Endemic Rural Community in Peru by Moyano, Luz M, O'Neal, Seth E, Ayvar, Viterbo, Gonzalvez, Guillermo, Gamboa, Ricardo, Vilchez, Percy, Rodriguez, Silvia, Reistetter, Joe, Tsang, Victor C W, Gilman, Robert H, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H

“…Neurocysticercosis is a common helminthic infection of the central nervous system and an important cause of adult-onset epilepsy in endemic countries. However,…”
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Porcine model of neurocysticercosis by intracarotid injection of Taenia solium oncospheres: Dose assessment, infection outcomes and serological responses by Arroyo, Gianfranco, Toribio, Luz, Vargas-Calla, Ana, Calcina, Juan F, Bernal, Edson, Chile, Nancy, Zambrano, Miguel, Gomez-Puerta, Luis A, Chacaltana, Juan, Marzal, Miguel, Bustos, Javier A, Verastegui, Manuela R, Gilman, Robert H, O'Neal, Seth E, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H

“…Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the infection of the human central nervous system (CNS) by Taenia solium larvae that cause significant neurological morbidity…”
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Barriers to Participation in a Community-Based Program to Control Transmission of Taenia solium in Peru by Beam, Michelle, Spencer, Angela, Fernandez, Lauralee, Atto, Ruth, Muro, Claudio, Vilchez, Percy, Gamboa, Ricardo, Olaya, Sandra, Ayvar, Viterbo, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E, For The Cysticercosis Working Group In Peru

“…Infection of the brain with larvae (neurocysticercosis) is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy worldwide. Effective and sustainable strategies to control…”
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Feasibility of a point-of-care test based on quantum dots with a mobile phone reader for detection of antibody responses by Lee, Chan, Noh, John, O'Neal, Seth E, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H, Handali, Sukwan

“…We developed a novel and portable fluorescent sensor that integrates a lateral flow assay with a quantum dot (Qdots) label and a mobile phone reader for…”
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Evaluating Urban Taeniasis as a Threat to Cysticercosis Elimination in Northern Peru by Fernandez, Lauralee, Gamboa, Ricardo, Vilchez, Percy, Pray, Ian, Beam, Michelle, Garvey, Brian, Spencer, Angela, Atto, Ruth, Muro, Claudio, Moyano, Luz Maria, Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E, For The Cysticercosis Working Group In Peru

“…Reintroduction of into a region in Peru where it had been eliminated prompted evaluation of the possibility of reintroduction from an urban reservoir of…”
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Neurocysticercosis among People Living Near Pigs Heavily Infected with Cysticercosis in Rural Endemic Peru by Garvey, Brian T, Moyano, Luz M, Ayvar, Viterbo, Rodriguez, Silvia, Gilman, Robert H, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E, For The Cysticercosis Working Group In Peru

“…Neurocysticercosis causes substantial neurologic morbidity in endemic regions around the world. In this cross-sectional study, we describe the frequency of…”
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Neurocysticercosis: neglected but not forgotten by Coyle, Christina M, Mahanty, Siddhartha, Zunt, Joseph R, Wallin, Mitchell T, Cantey, Paul T, White, Jr, A Clinton, O'Neal, Seth E, Serpa, Jose A, Southern, Paul M, Wilkins, Patricia, McCarthy, Anne E, Higgs, Elizabeth S, Nash, Theodore E

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Clustering of Necropsy-Confirmed Porcine Cysticercosis Surrounding Taenia solium Tapeworm Carriers in Peru by Lescano, Andres G, Pray, Ian W, Gonzalez, Armando E, Gilman, Robert H, Tsang, Victor C W, Gamboa, Ricardo, Guezala, M Claudia, Aybar, Viterbo, Rodriguez, Silvia, Moulton, Lawrence H, Leontsini, Elli, Gonzalvez, Guillermo, O'Neal, Seth E, Garcia, Hector H, For The Cysticercosis Working Group In Peru

“…The pork tapeworm, , is among the leading causes of preventable epilepsy in the world and is common in rural areas of developing countries where sanitation is…”
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GPS Tracking of Free-Ranging Pigs to Evaluate Ring Strategies for the Control of Cysticercosis/Taeniasis in Peru by Pray, Ian W, Swanson, Dallas J, Ayvar, Viterbo, Muro, Claudio, Moyano, Luz M, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E

“…Taenia solium, a parasitic cestode that affects humans and pigs, is the leading cause of preventable epilepsy in the developing world. T. solium eggs are…”
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Porcine Cysticercosis: Possible Cross-Reactivity of Taenia hydatigena to GP50 Antigen in the Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot Assay by Muro, Claudio, Gomez-Puerta, Luis A, Flecker, Robert H, Gamboa, Ricardo, Barreto, Percy Vilchez, Dorny, Pierre, Tsang, Victor C W, Gilman, Robert H, Gonzalez, Armando E, Garcia, Hector H, O'Neal, Seth E, For The Cysticercosis Working Group In Peru

“…The lentil lectin glycoprotein enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (LLGP EITB, reported sensitivity 99% and specificity 100%) is used as a serologic…”
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