Control trial of porcine cysticercosis in Uganda using a combination of the TSOL18 vaccination and oxfendazole

Nsadha, Zachary; Rutebarika, Chris; Ayebazibwe, Chrisostom; Aloys, Bukenya; Mwanja, M.; Poole, Elizabeth J.; Chesang, Elizabeth; Colston, Angela; Donadeu, Meritxell; Lightowlers, Marshall W.

Control trial of porcine cysticercosis in Uganda using a combination of the TSOL18 vaccination and oxfendazole

Autores

Nsadha, Zachary

Rutebarika, Chris

Ayebazibwe, Chrisostom

Lightowlers, Marshall W.

Editor

Springer

Descripción

Neurocysticercosis caused by Taenia solium when the parasite lodges in the central nervous system, is an important cause of human seizures and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The parasite is prevalent in many regions of Uganda. Pigs are intermediate hosts for T. solium , and we evaluated a T. solium control program in pigs, involving vaccination of pigs with the TSOL18 vaccine and treatment with oxfendazole.