Cantey Paul T, Coyle Christina M, Sorvillo Frank J, Wilkins Patricia P, Starr Michelle C, Nash Theodore E
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 May;90(5):805-809. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0724.
Cysticercosis is a potentially fatal and preventable neglected parasitic infection caused by the larval form of Taenia solium. Patients with symptomatic disease usually have signs and symptoms of neurocysticercosis, which commonly manifest as seizures or increased intracranial pressure. Although there are many persons living in the United States who emigrated from highly disease-endemic countries and there are foci of autochthonous transmission of the parasite in the United States, little is known about burden and epidemiology of the disease in this country. In addition, despite advances in the diagnosis and management of neurocysticercosis, there remain many unanswered questions. Improving our understanding and management of neurocysticercosis in the United States will require improved surveillance or focused prospective studies in appropriate areas and allocation of resources towards answering some of the key questions discussed in this report.
囊尾蚴病是由猪带绦虫幼虫引起的一种具有潜在致命性且可预防的被忽视的寄生虫感染。有症状的患者通常有神经囊尾蚴病的体征和症状，常见表现为癫痫发作或颅内压升高。尽管在美国有许多人是从疾病高度流行国家移民而来，且在美国存在该寄生虫的本地传播疫源地，但对于该国这种疾病的负担和流行病学情况知之甚少。此外，尽管在神经囊尾蚴病的诊断和管理方面取得了进展，但仍有许多问题未得到解答。要提高我们对美国神经囊尾蚴病的认识和管理水平，需要在适当地区加强监测或开展有针对性的前瞻性研究，并分配资源以回答本报告中讨论的一些关键问题。
