Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: Western Europe

Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: Western Europe

Abstract Background Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are zoonotic parasites of public health importance. Data on their occurrence in humans and animals in western Europe are incomplete and fragmented. In this study, we aimed to update the current knowledge on the epidemiology of these parasites in...

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Main Authors: Minerva Laranjo-González, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Chiara Trevisan, Alberto Allepuz, Smaragda Sotiraki, Annette Abraham, Mariana Boaventura Afonso, Joachim Blocher, Luís Cardoso, José Manuel Correia da Costa, Pierre Dorny, Sarah Gabriël, Jacinto Gomes, María Ángeles Gómez-Morales, Pikka Jokelainen, Miriam Kaminski, Brane Krt, Pascal Magnussen, Lucy J. Robertson, Veronika Schmidt, Erich Schmutzhard, G. Suzanne A. Smit, Barbara Šoba, Christen Rune Stensvold, Jože Starič, Karin Troell, Aleksandra Vergles Rataj, Madalena Vieira-Pinto, Manuela Vilhena, Nicola Ann Wardrop, Andrea S. Winkler, Veronique Dermauw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Taenia solium
Taenia saginata
Taeniasis
Neurocysticercosis
Porcine cysticercosis
Bovine cysticercosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2280-8

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