Taenia infection epidemiology and demographics
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Overview
Overview
Both species, Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm) and T. solium are worldwide in distribution. Taenia solium is more prevalent in poorer communities where humans live in close contact with pigs and eat undercooked pork, and is very rare in Muslim countries.
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