Taeniasis and cysticercosis

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Couldwell W.T. , Chandrasoma P. , Apuzzo M.L.J. , Zee C-S. Third ventricular cysticercal cyst mimicking a colloid cyst: case report. Neurosurgery 1995; 37: 1200–3.

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Sarti E. , Flisser A. , Schantz P.M. Development and evaluation of a health education intervention against Taenia solium in a rural community in Mexico. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1997; 56: 127–32.