The larval stage of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) infects the human nervous system,
causing neurocysticercosis. This disease is one of the main causes of epileptic seizures in …

Neurocysticercosis, the infection of the human brain by the larvae of Taenia solium, is a
major cause of acquired epilepsy in most low-income countries. Cases of neurocysticercosis …

Background Taenia solium cysticercosis is a zoonotic neglected disease responsible for
severe health disorders such as seizures and death. Understanding the epidemiology of …

Background: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the commonest helminthic CNS infection and the
main cause of adult-onset seizures in developing countries, also frequent in industrialized …

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of epilepsy and the role of neurocysticercosis in the
occurrence of epilepsy in Atahualpa. Methods: We used a door‐to‐door survey to detect …

Background Cysticercosis is caused by the invasion of human or pig tissues by the
metacestode larval stage of Taenia solium. In Europe, the disease was endemic in the past …

Theoretically, considering the biology of its transmission and reservoirs, global eradication
of Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis is feasible. Recently much progress has been …

Background Taenia solium cysticercosis/taeniosis is emerging as a serious public health
and economic problem in many developing countries. This study was conducted to …

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Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a
serious public health risk and incurs sizeable economic losses to pig production. Because …