title: Culinary delights and travel? A review of zoonotic cestodiases and metacestodiases.
abstract: Due to increased globalization, food-borne parasitic infections are becoming more prevalent worldwide, including in countries where these parasites and parasitic diseases had previously been well controlled or eradicated. Improved sanitation, health education, and establishment of appropriate food safety mechanisms can go a long way towards the control of many these infections. However, food-borne parasitic infections are still common diseases in developing countries, especially in rural areas. As many of today's travelers are looking to explore more distant locations and partake in the local cuisine, they may be at greater risk of acquiring a food-borne parasitic infection, including those caused by a number of adult and larval tapeworms. This review discusses fish and meat-borne tapeworms and zoonotic metacestodiases of public health importance to both developing and developed countries, with a focus on infection prevention in travelers.
authors: Department of Parasitology, NTD Research Laboratory, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan. Electronic address: akiraito@asahikawa-med.ac.jp.
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Ito
authors: Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA.
authors: Christine M
authors: CM
authors: Budke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002417:Cattle; D002589:Cestoda / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission; D004443:Echinococcosis; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology*; D017747:Seafood / Q000469:parasitology; D013552:Swine; D014195:Travel; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents
keywords: Beef tapeworm; Echinococcoses; Fish tapeworm; Neurocysticercosis; Pork tapeworm