Epidemiology and Management of Cysticercosis and Taenia solium Taeniasis in Europe, Systematic Review 1990-2011
| Autor: | Zammarchi, Lorenzo, Strohmeyer, Marianne, Bartalesi, Filippo, Bruno, Elisa, Muñoz Gutiérrez, José, Buonfrate, Dora, Nicoletti, Alessandra, Garcia, Hector Hugo, Pozio, Edoardo, Bartoloni, Alessandro, COHEMI Project Study Group |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Veterinary medicine
Epidemiology Neurocysticercosis lcsh:Medicine Disease Disease Mapping 0302 clinical medicine Health care Taenia solium Taeniasis Clinical Epidemiology 030212 general & internal medicine lcsh:Science Multidisciplinary Cisticercosi Cysticercosis 3. Good health Europe medicine.drug_formulation_ingredient Infectious Diseases Neurology Medicine Public Health Europa Research Article Neglected Tropical Diseases medicine.medical_specialty Systematic Reviews Clinical Research Design Neurosurgery Microbiology Infectious Disease Epidemiology 03 medical and health sciences Environmental health medicine Parasitic Diseases Animals Humans Epidemiologia Biology Epilepsy Sistema nerviós central business.industry lcsh:R Taenia solium taeniasis medicine.disease Central nervous system Animals Europe epidemiology Humans Taenia solium pathogenicity Taeniasis diagnosis/epidemiology/parasitology osis diagnosis/epidemiology/parasitology lcsh:Q Surgery business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 7, p e69537 (2013) Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona PLoS ONE; Vol 8 |
| Popis: | 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 but the autochthonous natural life cycle of the parasite is currently completed very rarely. Recently, imported cases have increased in parallel to the increased number of migrations and international travels. The lack of specific surveillance systems for cysticercosis leads to underestimation of the epidemiological and clinical impacts. Objectives To review the available data on epidemiology and management of cysticercosis in Europe. Methods A review of literature on human cysticercosis and T. solium taeniasis in Europe published between 1990–2011 was conducted. Results Out of 846 cysticercosis cases described in the literature, 522 cases were autochthonous and 324 cases were imported. The majority (70.1%) of the autochthonous cases were diagnosed in Portugal from 1983 and 1994. Imported cases of which 242 (74.7%) diagnosed in migrants and 57 (17.6%) in European travellers, showed an increasing trend. Most of imported cases were acquired in Latin America (69.8% of migrants and 44.0% of travellers). The majority of imported cases were diagnosed in Spain (47.5%), France (16.7%) and Italy (8.3%). One third of neurosurgical procedures were performed because the suspected diagnosis was cerebral neoplasm. Sixty eight autochthonous and 5 imported T. solium taeniasis cases were reported. Conclusions Cysticercosis remains a challenge for European care providers, since they are often poorly aware of this infection and have little familiarity in managing this disease. Cysticercosis should be included among mandatory reportable diseases, in order to improve the accuracy of epidemiological information. European health care providers might benefit from a transfer of knowledge from colleagues working in endemic areas and the development of shared diagnostic and therapeutic processes would have impact on the quality of the European health systems. Key words: cysticercosis, neurocysticercosis, Taenia solium, taeniasis, Europe, travellers, migrants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|