infectious diseases
Taenia asiatica (Asian Tapeworm) Infection
Introduction
Infection with the Asian tapeworm,Taenia asiatica, is limited to Asia. It is very similar to infection withT. saginata, but the primary animal reservoir is pigs rather than cattle. ( Taenia Saginata (Beef Tapeworm) Infection ), but infection is acquired by eating pork, not beef. Adult is limited to Asia and occurs mostly in China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, India, and adjacent countries ( Reference ). Pigs are the intermediate hosts forT. asiatica. Humans are infected by eating cysticerci (larvae) in raw or undercooked pork. After ingestion, the cysticerci mature into adult worms in the small intestine of humans. can cause Cysticercosis in humans is not clear. Cysticercosis is infection with larvae, which develops after ingestion of ova excreted in human feces. 