Guidance

Taenia saginata: transmission of tapeworms between humans and cattle

Guidance for vets on Taenia saginata from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 27 January 2025

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Taenia saginata: transmission of tapeworms between humans and cattle

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Figure 1a. T. saginata cyst in bovine muscle (warning: image of a cyst caused by a parasite in dissected cow muscle)

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Figure 1b. Sectioned T. saginata cyst (warning: image of a cross section of a cyst caused by a parasite in dissected cow muscle)

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Information notes provide vets with further guidance for circumstances such as:

• unusual seasonal events
• emerging diseases
• outbreaks of non-statutory disease

Guidance from APHA’s Surveillance Intelligence Unit (SIU).

Published 27 January 2025