A Marked Decline in <i>Taenia solium</i> Taeniasis and Cysticercosis Infections in China: Possible Reasons from the Ecological Determinants Perspective
<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d1448604e256"> <i>Taenia solium</i> taeniasis/cysticercosis is an important global food-borne infectious disease transmitted...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Compuscript Ltd
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Zoonoses |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/ZOONOSES-2022-0043 |
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<i>Taenia solium</i> taeniasis/cysticercosis is an important global food-borne infectious disease transmitted
between humans and pigs. According to both national surveys and field investigations,
the prevalence of the disease in China has significantly decreased in recent decades.
The primary disease control measures are health education and promotion, meat inspection,
and chemotherapy. Other factors that influence or fundamentally affect human and pig
<i>T. solium</i> taeniasis/cysticercosis have been identified, such as pig farming patterns shift
and a revolution in sanitary toilets, which block
<i>T. solium</i> transmission routes. Pig farming practices have shifted from backyard to large-scale
intensive farming, thus decreasing pig contact with, and consumption of, human excreta.
The increased in the use of sanitary toilets has facilitated hygiene by preventing
of human excreta from contacting humans, or polluting the environment, feed, or water.
The occurrence of human
<i>T. solium</i> infections has markedly decreased as a result of these social changes. The objective
of this review is to describe the ecological determinants of the cysticercosis decline
in China.
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| ISSN: | 2737-7466 2737-7474 |