Notes and recommendations for the establishment of control programs for taeniasis and cysticercosis due to Taenia solium in Peru
| Autor: | Héctor H. García, Armando E. González, Seth E. O’Neal, Robert H. Gilman |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, Vol 35, Iss 1, Pp 132-8 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1726-4634 1726-4642 |
| DOI: | 10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3606 |
| Popis: | Neurocysticercosis is a nervous system infection caused by the larvae (cysticercus) of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium). Neurocysticercosis is the primary cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide and, therefore, a global public health problem. On the other hand, T. solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is one of very few infectious diseases considered to be potentially eradicable. Recently, a large-scale elimination program in Tumbes, Peru, demonstrated the feasibility of interrupting transmission. Based on these advances, a series of initial guidelines are proposed aimed at setting out the foundations for regional and national taeniasis/cysticercosis control programs, with simple and feasible local interventions as a starting point. |
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