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

This paper is based on the experience of the authors, with the aim to define the challenges
for Echinococcus granulosus (Eg/CE) diagnosis and control for those countries that may …

Cestodes (commonly known as tapeworms) have different stages of life cycle in intermediate
and definitive hosts. Humans can serve as definitive hosts for the adult tapeworms and as …

Infection with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is responsible for a substantial global
burden of disease, not only restricted to its impact on human health, but also resulting in a …

Background Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the human central nervous
system, the most common form of which involves infection of the brain parenchyma with the …

Background Health is a fundamental right intricately linked to geographical factors, as
evidenced in the health geography literature. The application of geographical information …

Cysticercosis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the larval stage of the zoonotic
tapeworm (Taenia solium). While there is a clear spatial component in the occurrence of the …

Zoonotic and vector-borne parasites are important preventable risk factors for epilepsy.
Three parasitic infections—cerebral malaria, Taenia solium cysticercosis and …

Taenia spp. infections, particularly cysticercosis, cause considerable health impacts in
endemic countries. Despite previous evidence of spatial clustering in cysticercosis and the …

Background Taenia solium cysticercosis affects millions of impoverished people worldwide
and can cause neurocysticercosis, an infection of the central nervous system which is …