Kosso or ?6 in Amharic is also the name of the human tapeworm, " Taenia saginata ".
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Tapeworm ( Taenia saginata ) from infested beef has been found to survive the temperatures used in preparing Suya and remain viable to infect humans.
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Lateef " et al . " . conducted a study in India that evaluated the effectiveness of nitazoxanide in the treatment of beef tapeworm ( " Taenia saginata " ) infection.
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They concluded that nitazoxanide is a safe, effective, inexpensive, and well-tolerated drug for the treatment of niclosamide-and praziquantel-resistant beef tapeworm ( " Taenia saginata " ) infection.
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The adult " Taenia saginata " lives in the gut of a primate such as a human, but more alarming is " Taenia solium ", which can form cysts in the human brain.
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Not all members of the genus " Taenia " have an armed scolex ( hooks and / or spines located in the " head " region ), for example, " Taenia saginata " has an unarmed scolex, while " Taenia solium " has an armed scolex.
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