Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in Guatemala: a prevalent public health problem?

ABSTRACT: In Guatemala, neurocysticercosis (NCC) was first recognized in 1940; since then, cases of NCC have been reported in all Guatemalan departments. However, epidemiological studies on Taenia solium infections are scarce and most information remains unpublished. This study aims to provide evidence of T. solium infections as a public health problem in Guatemala. All information available, either published or unpublished, on T. solium infections in the country was compiled. Official data from the Ministry of Health for the period 2003-2019 were reviewed and analyzed, and all cases of T. solium infections were classified and counted. In total, 5246 cases of taeniasis and 454 cases of human cysticercosis were recorded. On the other hand, 44 studies were identified, mostl

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Chea RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9848295 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature