These cysticerci may persist for many years without provoking an inflammatory reaction or antibody production. The cysticerci also may degenerate, producing inflammation, or they may become calcified.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — The Cysticerci of Tænia in Man ...

A vaccine for pigs which targets a gruesome parasite could save 50,000 people a year in poor countries. The vaccine, developed by a team in Australia, targets tapeworm. The adult form, caught from ...

Only cysticerci – not eggs – can develop into the adult form, so if you prevent infection in pigs, you can break the life cycle, says team member Charles Gauci.

As parenchymal cysticerci can die spontaneously (often without producing clinical signs) and seizures usually cease after their death, there has been controversy over the role of cysticidal ...

Once the cysticerci reach the dog's intestine, they grow into adult tapeworms. Sometimes the fleas harbor the segments containing the eggs, which are ingested by the dogs and are capable of ...

About dwarf/rat tapeworm, definite host, intermediate host, prevalence, distribution, mode of infection and symptoms ...