García Héctor H, González Armando E, O'Neal Seth E, Gilman Robert H
Centro de Salud Global. Tumbes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Tumbes, Perú.
Departamento de Microbiología, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2018 Jan-Mar;35(1):132-138. doi: 10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3606.
Neurocysticercosis is a nervous system infection caused by the larvae (cysticercus) of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium). Neurocysticercosis is the primary cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide and, therefore, a global public health problem. On the other hand, T. solium taeniasis/cysticercosis is one of very few infectious diseases considered to be potentially eradicable. Recently, a large-scale elimination program in Tumbes, Peru, demonstrated the feasibility of interrupting transmission. Based on these advances, a series of initial guidelines are proposed aimed at setting out the foundations for regional and national taeniasis/cysticercosis control programs, with simple and feasible local interventions as a starting point.
神经囊尾蚴病是由猪带绦虫（链状带绦虫）的幼虫（囊尾蚴）引起的一种神经系统感染。神经囊尾蚴病是全球后天性癫痫的主要病因，因此是一个全球性的公共卫生问题。另一方面，猪带绦虫病/囊尾蚴病是极少数被认为有可能根除的传染病之一。最近，秘鲁通贝斯的一项大规模消除计划证明了阻断传播的可行性。基于这些进展，提出了一系列初步指南，旨在为区域和国家绦虫病/囊尾蚴病控制计划奠定基础，以简单可行的当地干预措施为起点。
