**1. Introduction**

Humans are known hosts for two well-known *Taenia* species: *Taenia saginata* (the cattle tapeworm) and *Taenia solium* (the pig tapeworm). *Taenia asiatica*, a third species that shares traits with the other two because its adult morphology resembles that of *T. saginata*, and its life cycle corresponds to that of *T. solium*, was identified in the 1990s. Cysticercosis is caused by the *T. solium* and *T. saginata* larva (cysticercus) and manifests itself in the host's internal organs, pigs and cattle, respectively; neurocysticercosis (NCC) results from *T. solium* cysticercus infection of the host's central nervous system, namely humans with larval accidental infection [1].
