coenurosis
MONDO:0000293Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names coenurosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A parasitic infection that develops in the intermediate hosts of some tapeworm species (Taenia multiceps, T. serialis, T. brauni, or T. glomerata) and are caused by the coenurus, the larval stage of these worms. This disease occurs mainly in sheep and other ungulates, but occasionally can occur in humans too by accidental ingestion of worms' eggs.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000293), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: coenurosis
- Also called
- caenurosiscoenuriasis