Public Health Implications of Cysticercosis Acquired in the United States

Public Health Implications of Cysticercosis Acquired in the United States

Cysticercosis has emerged as a cause of severe neurologic disease in the United States that primarily affects immigrants from Latin America. Moreover, the relevance of cysticercosis as a public health problem has been highlighted by local transmission. We searched the biomedical literature for repor...

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Main Authors: Frank J. Sorvillo, Patricia P. Wilkins, Shira Shafir, Mark L. Eberhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Parasites
foodborne infections
cysticercosis
neurologic disease
Taenia solium
public health
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/1/10-1210_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/1/10-1210_article

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