The monetary burden of cysticercosis in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Taenia solium cysticercosis is a public health and agricultural problem in many low and middle-income countries where health education, sanitation, pig management practices and meat inspection infrastructure are insufficient. Cysticercosis affects both human and animal health and has important economic consequences. Very few studies have been conducted to evaluate the monetary burden of cysticercosis. This study aimed at estimating the 2015 costs associated with cysticercosis in humans and pigs in Mexico.

Methods

The monetary burden of human cysticercosis was estimated based on costs incurred by living with and treating epilepsy and severe chronic headaches associated with neurocysticercosis (NCC). The estimated cost of porcine cysticercosis took into consideratio

SUBMITTER: Bhattarai R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6645581 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature