"Cysticercosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection with CYSTICERCUS, the larval form of the various tapeworms of the genus Taenia (usually T. solium in man). In humans they penetrate the intestinal wall and invade subcutaneous tissue, brain, eye, muscle, heart, liver, lung, and peritoneum. Brain involvement results in NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cysticercosis".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cysticercosis".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cysticercosis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Cysticercosis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1997 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Cysticercosis" by people in Profiles.
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Report of three patients with extensive neurocysticercosis in rural southern Tanzania: neurological, serological and neuroradiological findings. J Med Case Rep. 2023 Jul 06; 17(1):311.
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The epidemiology of human Taenia solium infections: A systematic review of the distribution in Eastern and Southern Africa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 03; 17(3):e0011042.
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Improving Health Knowledge Through Provision of Free Digital Health Education to Rural Communities in Iringa, Tanzania: Nonrandomized Intervention Study. J Med Internet Res. 2022 07 28; 24(7):e37666.
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Experimental animal models and their use in understanding cysticercosis: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2022; 17(7):e0271232.
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Neurocysticercosis control for primary epilepsy prevention: a systematic review. Pathog Glob Health. 2022 07; 116(5):282-296.
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Could Differences in Infection Pressure Be Involved in Cysticercosis Heterogeneity? Trends Parasitol. 2020 10; 36(10):826-834.
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Epidemiology and surveillance of human (neuro)cysticercosis in Europe: is enhanced surveillance required? Trop Med Int Health. 2020 05; 25(5):566-578.
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Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis in urban settings: Epidemiological evidence from a health-center based study among people with epilepsy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 12; 13(12):e0007751.
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Subretinal Cysticercosis Extraction With Bimanual, 3-D, Heads-Up-Assisted Pars Plana Vitrectomy: Clinicopathological Correlation and Surgical Technique. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018 09 01; 49(9):708-711.
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Fate of uptaken host proteins in Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps cysticerci. Biosci Rep. 2018 08 31; 38(4).