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C.S. Sikasunge
Researcher at University of Zambia
Publications - 39
Citations - 1269
C.S. Sikasunge is an academic researcher from University of Zambia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Taenia solium & Neurocysticercosis. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 34 publications receiving 1141 citations. Previous affiliations of C.S. Sikasunge include Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
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The emergence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Africa as a serious agricultural problem and public health risk.
Isaac K. Phiri,Helena A. Ngowi,Sónia Afonso,Elizabeth Matenga,M.E. Boa,Samson Mukaratirwa,Samuel M. Githigia,Margaret Saimo,C.S. Sikasunge,Ndichu Maingi,George W. Lubega,A.A. Kassuku,LM Michael,Seter Siziya,Rosina C. Krecek,Emilia Virginia Noormahomed,Manuela Vilhena,Pierre Dorny,A. Lee Willingham +18 more
TL;DR: The current findings suggest the widespread presence of human tapeworm carriers and thus a high risk of human cysticercosis in both rural areas and urban centres in the ESA region.
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Molecular cloning and functional characterization of an aspartic protease from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis.
TL;DR: The finding that longepsin is expressed in the midgut and salivary glands, proteolytic activity occurs under acidic conditions and longePSin can be gene silenced provides compelling support for the hypothesis that l Spongepsin plays an integral role in the proteolysis of erythrocyte Hb obtained from a host blood meal.
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Prevalence of fasciolosis in Zambian cattle observed at selected abattoirs with emphasis on age, sex and origin.
TL;DR: Results indicate that Fasciola gigantica infection is an important condition that leads to high liver condemnations and/or trimmings in cattle tendered for slaughter in Zambia.
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Assessment of routine inspection methods for porcine cysticercosis in Zambian village pigs
Ik Phiri,Pierre Dorny,Sarah Gabriël,A. L. Willingham,C.S. Sikasunge,Seter Siziya,Jozef Vercruysse +6 more
TL;DR: While the specificity of tongue palpation and meat inspection was 100%, these tests failed to detect the infection in 83.9% and 61.3% of infected pigs, respectively.
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Taenia solium porcine cysticercosis: viability of cysticerci and persistency of antibodies and cysticercal antigens after treatment with oxfendazole.
TL;DR: Though dead cysticerci took some time to clear from the meat, treatment of porcine cysticercosis with OFZ should, in combination with other intervention measures be considered as an important, cost-effective measure in the control of taeniosis/cysticerosis.