Humans are the only definitive host for the tapeworms Taenia saginata and Taenia solium. T. saginata, or the beef tapeworm, is very long (up to 15 feet or more), but generally poses little danger ...

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 ...