de Villiers J C
S Afr Med J. 1983 May 14;63(20):769-72.
In most Western countries cysticercosis is a rare disease and may at times cause serious diagnostic difficulties, but in South Africa, parts of India, Eastern Europe and South America it is fairly common and frequently features in differential diagnosis in its varying clinical forms. With the advent of computed tomography, diagnosis of the disease, particularly the asymptomatic forms, has become more frequent. As in other parts of the world, the true incidence of this disease in South Africa is unknown, as many more cases are encountered than are recorded and asymptomatic infestation is common. There is great regional variation, depending on pig-breeding, local customs and public health measures.
在大多数西方国家，囊尾蚴病是一种罕见疾病，有时可能会造成严重的诊断困难，但在南非、印度部分地区、东欧和南美，它相当常见，并且在其不同临床形式的鉴别诊断中经常出现。随着计算机断层扫描的出现，该疾病的诊断，尤其是无症状形式的诊断变得更加频繁。与世界其他地区一样，南非这种疾病的实际发病率尚不清楚，因为实际遇到的病例比记录的要多得多，而且无症状感染很常见。发病率存在很大的地区差异，这取决于养猪情况、当地习俗和公共卫生措施。
