Notes and recommendations for the establishment of control programs for taeniasis and cysticercosis due to Taenia solium in Peru

Authors

  • Héctor H. García Centro de Salud Global. Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Tumbes, Perú. Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú. Médico cirujano; Doctor en salud internacional
  • Armando E. González Centro de Salud Global. Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Tumbes, Perú. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú. Médico veterinario, Doctor en epidemiología veterinaria
  • Seth E. O’Neal Departamento de Salud Pública y Medicina Preventiva, Oregon Health & Science University. Portland, Oregon, EE. UU. Médico cirujano; Magíster en salud pública
  • Robert H. Gilman Departamento de Salud Internacional, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, Maryland, EE. UU. Médico cirujano; Diploma en medicina tropical.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3606

Keywords:

Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis, Taeniasis, Taenia solium, Epidemiology, Communicable disease control, Peru

Abstract

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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2018-04-05

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García HH, González AE, O’Neal SE, Gilman RH. Notes and recommendations for the establishment of control programs for taeniasis and cysticercosis due to Taenia solium in Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 5 [cited 2024 Nov. 2];35(1):132-8. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/3606

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