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Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis
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 the...
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015568/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808248 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0724 |
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author | Cantey, Paul T. Coyle, Christina M. Sorvillo, Frank J. Wilkins, Patricia P. Starr, Michelle C. Nash, Theodore E. |
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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. |
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spelling | pubmed-40155682014-05-14 Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis Cantey, Paul T. Coyle, Christina M. Sorvillo, Frank J. Wilkins, Patricia P. Starr, Michelle C. Nash, Theodore E. Am J Trop Med Hyg Articles 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. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014-05-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4015568/ /pubmed/24808248 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0724 Text en ©The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's Re-use License which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Articles Cantey, Paul T. Coyle, Christina M. Sorvillo, Frank J. Wilkins, Patricia P. Starr, Michelle C. Nash, Theodore E. Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis |
title | Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis |
title_full | Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis |
title_fullStr | Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis |
title_short | Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Cysticercosis |
title_sort | neglected parasitic infections in the united states: cysticercosis |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015568/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808248 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0724 |
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