CDC STACKS serves as an archival repository of CDC-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other public health information authored or co-authored by CDC or funded partners.
As a repository, CDC STACKS retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.
i
Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis
-
May 2014
-
-
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014; 90(5):805-809.
[PDF-459.60 KB]
Details:
-
Alternative Title:Am J Trop Med Hyg
-
Personal Author:
-
Description:Cysticercosis is a potentially fatal and preventable neglected parasitic infection caused by the larval form of Taenia solium. Patients with symptomatic disease usually have signs and symptoms of neurocysticercosis, which commonly manifest as seizures or increased intracranial pressure. Although there are many persons living in the United States who emigrated from highly disease-endemic countries and there are foci of autochthonous transmission of the parasite in the United States, little is known about burden and epidemiology of the disease in this country. In addition, despite advances in the diagnosis and management of neurocysticercosis, there remain many unanswered questions. Improving our understanding and management of neurocysticercosis in the United States will require improved surveillance or focused prospective studies in appropriate areas and allocation of resources towards answering some of the key questions discussed in this report.
-
Subjects:
-
Source:
-
Document Type:
-
Place as Subject:
-
Volume:90
-
Issue:5
-
Collection(s):
-
Main Document Checksum:
-
Download URL:
-
File Type:
