PATHOGEN SAFETY DATA SHEET - INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES SECTION I - INFECTIOUS AGENT NAME: Taenia saginata SYNONYM OR CROSS REFERENCE: Beef tapeworm 1 2, cysticercosis 1, taeniasis saginata 3, Cysticercus ...

They are morphologically indistinguishable from the eggs of Taenia saginata but, unlike the eggs of T. saginata, they are infectious to humans. Section II: Hazard identification Pathogenicity/toxicity ...

Developing a risk-based control of Trichinella spp. and Taenia saginata in meat was started in October 2013 with an expert meeting in September 2014.

The author reports a detailed histological study of the cysticerci of Taenia solium and T. saginata. In spite of minor apparent differences, the structure of the two species is very similar and their ...

R. Rodriguez-Hidalgo, D. Geysen, , S. Geerts, J. Brandt, Comparison of Conventional Techniques to Differentiate between Taenia solium and Taenia saginata and an Improved Polymerase Chain ...

The morphology of Taenia solium is characterized by its white, milky color and a length of about 2-4 meters. It has fewer segments (about 800-1000) than Taenia saginata. The scolex is spherical and ...