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Table 2 Aggregated cases of human taeniosis (hospital/laboratory/field records without prevalence data)

From: Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in the Americas

Country

Year

No. of cases

Speciesa

Diagnostic technique

Reference

Brazil

na

na

Taenia spp.

Ritchie technique

[30]

Colombia

2009–2013

na

T. saginata

na

[31]

Honduras

na

4

T. saginata

Worm expulsion

[32]

Peru

2004–2007

16

T. saginata

Worm expulsion

[33]

Peru

1998–2000

11

T. saginata

Worm expulsion

[34]

Venezuela

na

1

Taenia spp.

Ritchie technique

[35]

Venezuela

2004

18

Taenia spp.

na

[36]

  1. Abbreviation: na information not provided
  2. aIf confirmed