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Table 1 Intervention strategies to eliminate taeniasis/cisticercosis. Vaccination against pig cystcercosis and human chemotherapy

From: How to eliminate taeniasis/cysticercosis: porcine vaccination and human chemotherapy (Part 2)

Strategies

Vaccination to pigs

Chemotherapy

Efficacy (%)

Coverage (%)

Pig

Human

Dose

1

2

3

1

1

Weeks

Month

Days

Month

Days

Month

Days

Month

Days

Pig vaccination

2

11

25

      

100

100

Pig vaccination plus human chemotherapy and pig chemotherapy

1

12

9

      

100

82

     

12

9

  

90

90

       

12

9

90

90

Pig vaccination

0

1

 

12

24

    

82

82

Pig vaccination plus human chemotherapy

0

1

 

14

24

    

82

60

       

14-16

 

90

90