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Rivista trimestrale di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria edita dall'Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’

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2008 - Volume 44 (4) October-December
   
 
Joseph El-On PhD, Ilan Shelef MD, Emanuela Cagnano MD & Mony Benifla MD
Taenia multiceps: a rare human cestode infection in Israel 621-631
       

Summary
Brain infestation caused by the metacestode of Taenia multiceps is a rare phenomenon in humans, but is fairly common among sheep in Mediterranean countries. No more than 150 human cases have been reported. In this present study, we report an unusual case of a huge intra-parenchymal cyst in a four-year-old girl caused by T. multiceps. No cross-reactivity between Echinococcus granulosus and T. multiceps antigens was demonstrated. After surgical removal of the cyst, followed by chemotherapeutic treatment with albendazole combined with praziquantel, the child recovered completely.

Keywords
Coenurosis, Dog, Life cycle, Neurosurgery, Public health, Sheep, Taenia multiceps, Zoonosis.


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