Erschienen in:
01.06.2003 | Brief Report
Neurocysticercosis and Population Movements: Analysis of 23 Imported Cases in Spain
verfasst von:
C. Roca, J. Gascón, B. Font, T. Pujol, M. E. Valls, M. Corachán
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Ausgabe 6/2003
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Excerpt
Although neurocysticercosis (NCC) is considered to be potentially eradicable, it continues to be present worldwide, principally in the low-income countries of Latin America, Africa and Asia, where it poses a serious health problem. Social, economic and cultural conditions are intrinsically associated with this disease, which is caused by the zoonosis Taenia solium. In many European countries, the improvements made to the public health systems during the last century provided the key to considerably reducing the prevalence of NCC. …