Jejunal perforation caused by morphologically abnormal Taenia saginata saginata infection

Peritonitis caused by jejunal perforation with Taenia saginata: report of a case

“…Still one case of colonic perforation caused by Taeniasis and misinterpreted as colonic carcinoma by ultrasonographic examination has been reported from Turkey (Demiriz et al 1995). In the literature, only one case of jejunal perforation caused by infection with Taenia tapeworm possessing unusual morphology that has not been previously described has been reported from Thailand (Jongwutiwes et al 2004). …”

A Literature Survey of Common Parasitic Zoonoses Encountered at Post-Mortem Examination in Slaughter Stocks in Tanzania: Economic and Public Health Implications

“…However, non-specific symptoms, such as vague abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and weight loss can be present [67]. Although the tapeworm seems to be a benign parasitic disease, it can lead to serious surgical Gastrointestinal System (GIS) complications that are seldom reported in the medical literature [67][68][69]. In Tanzania a number of works have reported occurrence of the parasite in slaughter cattle [2, [4][5][6]47].…”

Emerging Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses: A bird's eye view

“…Taeniosis is more common where consumption of raw or undercooked beef (Murrell, 2005). Intestinal taeniosis may be associated with abdominal discomfort, irritation of intestinal mucosa, obstruction, nausea, weight loss and anal pruritis (Jongwutiwes et al, 2004). However, bovine cysticercosis may lead to serious economic losses to the dairy industry due to condemnation, poor storage, refrigeration and downgrading of infected carcasses (Yoder et al, 1994;Giesecke, 1997).…”