Clinical Cysticercosis epidemiology in Spain based on the hospital discharge database: What's new?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cysticercosis (CC) is a tissue infection caused by the larval cysts of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. It is usually acquired by eating contaminated food or drinking water. CC Cysts can develop in the muscles, the eyes, the brain, and/or the spinal cord. T. solium is found worldwide, but its prevalence has decreased in developed countries due to stricter meat inspection and better hygiene and sanitation. Nevertheless, CC is still a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy. In Spain, The disease is not nationally reportable and data on CC infected animals are also missing, despite the European Directive 2003/99/EC.

Methodology/principal findings

We performed a retrospective descriptive study using the Spanish Hospitalization Minimum Data Set (CMBD). Data with ICD-9

SUBMITTER: Herrador Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5886389 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature