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Strategies for the elimination of taeniasis/cysticercosis by García, Héctor H, González, Armando E, Del Brutto, Oscar H, Tsang, Victor C.W, Llanos-Zavalaga, Fernando, Gonzalvez, Guillermo, Romero, Jaime, Gilman, Robert H

“…Abstract Advances in the field of neurocysticercosis continue to shape our understanding of the disease and our efforts to control it. Several attempts have…”
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Neurocysticercosis in radiographically imaged seizure patients in U.S. emergency departments by Ong, Samuel, Talan, David A, Moran, Gregory J, Mower, William, Newdow, Michael, Tsang, Victor C W, Pinner, Robert W

“…Neurocysticercosis appears to be on the rise in the United States, based on immigration patterns and published cases series, including reports of domestic…”
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Elimination of Taenia solium Transmission in Northern Peru by Garcia, Hector H, Gonzalez, Armando E, Tsang, Victor C.W, O’Neal, Seth E, Llanos-Zavalaga, Fernando, Gonzalvez, Guillermo, Romero, Jaime, Rodriguez, Silvia, Moyano, Luz M, Ayvar, Viterbo, Diaz, Andre, Hightower, Allen, Craig, Philip S, Lightowlers, Marshall W, Gauci, Charles G, Leontsini, Elli, Gilman, Robert H

“…Zoonotic infections can be controlled by interceding in the animal host. This report describes elimination of T. solium infection from a region in Peru through…”
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Seroprevalence and risk factors for human herpesvirus 8 infection, rural Egypt by Mbulaiteye, Sam M, Pfeiffer, Ruth M, Dolan, Bryan, Tsang, Victor C W, Noh, John, Mikhail, Nabiel N H, Abdel-Hamid, Mohamed, Hashem, Mohamed, Whitby, Denise, Thomas Strickland, G, Goedert, James J

“…To determine whether human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is associated with schistosomal and hepatitis C virus infections in Egypt, we surveyed 965 rural household…”
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Cysticercosis: imported and autochthonous infections in Kuwait by Hira, Parsotam R, Francis, Issam, Abdella, Nabila A, Gupta, Renu, Al-Ali, Faiza M, Grover, Saroj, Khalid, Nabila, Abdeen, Suad, Iqbal, Jamshaid, Wilson, Marianna, Tsang, Victor C.W

“…Intracerebral and non-central nervous system (non-CNS) cysticercosis caused by the larval pork tapeworm Taenia solium was diagnosed in patients in an Islamic…”
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Neurocysticercosis as a cause of epilepsy and seizures in two community-based studies in a cysticercosis-endemic region in Peru by Moyano, Luz M, Saito, Mayuko, Montano, Silvia M, Gonzalvez, Guillermo, Olaya, Sandra, Ayvar, Viterbo, González, Isidro, Larrauri, Luis, Tsang, Victor C W, Llanos, Fernando, Rodríguez, Silvia, Gonzalez, Armando E, Gilman, Robert H, Garcia, Hector H

“…The prevalence of epilepsy added to inadequate treatment results in chronic morbidity and considerable mortality in poor populations. Neurocysticercosis (NCC),…”
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Geographic correlation between tapeworm carriers and heavily infected cysticercotic pigs by O'Neal, Seth E, Moyano, Luz M, Ayvar, Viterbo, Gonzalvez, Guillermo, Diaz, Andre, Rodriguez, Silvia, Wilkins, Patricia P, Tsang, Victor C W, Gilman, Robert H, Garcia, Hector H, Gonzalez, Armando E

“…Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of preventable epilepsy in the developing world. Sustainable community-based interventions are urgently needed to control…”
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Relationship between serum antibodies and Taenia solium larvae burden in pigs raised in field conditions by Gavidia, Cesar M, Verastegui, Manuela R, Garcia, Hector H, Lopez-Urbina, Teresa, Tsang, Victor C W, Pan, William, Gilman, Robert H, Gonzalez, Armando E

“…Serological tests have been used for the diagnosis of Taenia solium infection in pigs. However, those serological results do not necessarily correlate with the…”
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Characterization and cloning of T24, a Taenia solium antigen diagnostic for cysticercosis by Hancock, Kathy, Pattabhi, Sowmya, Whitfield, Fatima W., Yushak, Melinda L., Lane, William S., Garcia, Hector H., Gonzalez, Armando E., Gilman, Robert H., Tsang, Victor C.W.

“…The third and final diagnostic antigen of the lentil lectin purified glycoproteins (LLGP) extracted from the larval stage of Taenia solium has been…”
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False positive reactivity of recombinant, diagnostic, glycoproteins produced in High Five™ insect cells: Effect of glycosylation by Hancock, Kathy, Narang, Someet, Pattabhi, Sowmya, Yushak, Melinda L., Khan, Azra, Lin, Seh-ching, Plemons, Robert, Betenbaugh, Michael J., Tsang, Victor C.W.

“…Baculovirus-mediated expression of recombinant proteins for use in diagnostic assays is commonplace. We expressed a diagnostic antigen for cysticercosis, GP50,…”
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Proposal of diagnostic criteria for human cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis by DEL BRUTTO, O. H, WADIA, N. H, DUMAS, M, CRUZ, M, TSANG, V. C. W, SCHANTZ, P. M

“…Taenia solium cysticercosis is a major public health problem in several areas of the world. While the disease has a recognized etiologic agent, its definitive…”
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Transmission dynamics of Taenia solium and potential for pig-to-pig transmission by Gonzalez, Armando E., Lopez-Urbina, Teresa, Tsang, Byron, Gavidia, Cesar, Garcia, H. Hugo, Silva, Maria E., Ramos, Daphne D., Manzanedo, Rafael, Sanchez-Hidalgo, Lelia, Gilman, Robert H., Tsang, Victor C.W.

“…Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is one of few potentially eradicable infectious diseases and is the target of control programs in several countries. The…”
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Taenia solium oncosphere antigens induce immunity in pigs against experimental cysticercosis by Verastegui, Manuela, Gilman, Robert H, Gonzales, Armando, Garcia, Hector Hugo, Gavidia, Cesar, Falcon, Nestor, Bernal, Teresa, Arana, Yanina, Tsang, Victor C.W

“…Immunity to Taenia solium infection was investigated using an experimental intramuscular oncosphere infection assay (IMOA) model in pigs. Three naturally…”
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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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Persistence of passively transferred antibodies in porcine Taenia solium cysticercosiss by Gonzalez, Armando E., Verastegui, Manuela, Noh, John C., Gavidia, Cesar, Falcon, Nestor, Bernal, Teresa, Garcia, Hector H., Tsang, Victor C.W., Gilman, Robert H., Wilkins, Patricia P.

“…We evaluated the presence and persistence of anticysticercal antibodies in piglets born to Taenia solium infected sows. Infected sows from a disease-endemic…”
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Low sensitivity and frequent cross‐reactions in commercially available antibody detection ELISA assays for Taenia solium cysticercosis by Garcia, Hector H., Castillo, Yesenia, Gonzales, Isidro, Bustos, Javier A., Saavedra, Herbert, Jacob, Louis, Del Brutto, Oscar H., Wilkins, Patricia P., Gonzalez, Armando E., Gilman, Robert H., Tsang, Victor C.W., Rodriguez, Silvia, Martinez, Manuel, Alvarado, Manuel, Porras, Miguel, Vargas, Victor, Ccjuno, Alfredo, Verastegui, Manuela, Zimic, Mirko, Mayta, Holger, Guerra, Cristina, Castro, Yagahira, Lopez, Maria T., Gavidia, Cesar M., Gomez, Luis, Moyano, Luz M., Gamboa, Ricardo, Muro, Claudio, Vilchez, Percy, Nash, Theodore E., Mahanty, Siddhartha, Noh, John, Handali, Sukwan, Friedland, Jon

“…Objective To evaluate the diagnostic performance of two commercially available ELISA kits, Novalisa® and Ridascreen®, for the detection of antibodies to Taenia…”
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Recombinant protein- and synthetic peptide-based immunoblot test for diagnosis of neurocysticercosis by Noh, John, Rodriguez, Silvia, Lee, Yeuk-Mui, Handali, Sukwan, Gonzalez, Armando E, Gilman, Robert H, Tsang, Victor C W, Garcia, Hector H, Wilkins, Patricia P

“…One of the most well-characterized tests for diagnosing neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay developed at the…”
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Antibody Banding Patterns of the Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot and Brain Imaging Findings in Patients With Neurocysticercosis by Arroyo, Gianfranco, Rodriguez, Silvia, Lescano, Andres G, Alroy, Karen A, Bustos, Javier A, Santivañez, Saul, Gonzales, Isidro, Saavedra, Herbert, Pretell, E Javier, Gonzalez, Armando E, Gilman, Robert H, Tsang, Victor C W, Garcia, Hector H

“…The enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay is the reference serological test for neurocysticercosis (NCC). A positive result on EITB does not…”
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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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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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