title: Cysticercosis/taeniasis endemicity in Southeast Asia: Current status and control measures.
abstract: The parasitic zoonoses cysticercosis/taeniasis is among the 17 major Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) identified by the WHO as a focus for research and control. It is caused by a larval stage (cysticercus) infection of Taenia solium tapeworm in both humans and pigs. Cysticercosis occurs in many resource-poor countries, especially those with warm and mild climates in the regions of Latin America (LA), Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The prevalence of human cysticercosis is marked in those areas where individuals are traditionally keen to consume raw or insufficiently cooked pork and/or where the husbandry of pigs is improper. The worldwide burden of cysticercosis is unclear and notably, large-scale control initiatives are lacking in all regions. This review focuses on the current endemic status of cysticercosis caused by T. solium infection in both humans and pigs living in 13 Southeast Asian countries. We will also emphasize epidemiological data as well as prevention and control of human neurocysticercosis.
authors.affiliation: Center for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI, USA. Electronic address: Haiwei_wu@Brown.edu.
authors.forename: Hai-Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Laboratory, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Nong
authors.initials: XN
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines.
authors.forename: Luz P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Acosta
authors.affiliation: One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies.
authors.forename: Arve
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee Willingham
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D000069466:Red Meat / Q000469:parasitology*; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents
keywords: Control; Cysticercosis/taeniasis; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Neurocysticercosis; Southeast Asian