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000043635 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6083/bpxhc43635
000043635 037__ $$aIR
000043635 041__ $$aeng
000043635 245__ $$aCo-occurrence of neurocysticercosis and taeniasis within communities of northern Peru: implications for anthelminthic treatment strategies
000043635 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University
000043635 269__ $$a2024
000043635 336__ $$aAbstract
000043635 520__ $$aNeurocysticercosis (NCC), a central nervous system (CNS) infection with Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), is a leading infectious cause of epilepsy in endemic areas. Treating T. solium taeniasis with anthelminthic medications (AHMs) like niclosamide or praziquantel (PZQ) is essential to prevent NCC. However, co-infections of taeniasis with viable NCC, the presence of living CNS cysts, impose a risk of neurological adverse events with PZQ, complicating treatment decisions. The availability and type of AHMs and lack of feasible diagnostic methods for NCC in community settings is a major challenge in informing anthelminthic treatment decisions, warranting exploration of NCC prevalence among people with taeniasis. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of taeniasis in screened communities and the prevalence of NCC, along with key characteristics, among people with confirmed taeniasis from northern Peru.
000043635 540__ $$fCC BY
000043635 542__ $$fIn copyright - joint owners
000043635 650__ $$aTaenia solium$$035080
000043635 650__ $$aTaeniasis$$026750
000043635 650__ $$aNeurocysticercosis$$032065
000043635 650__ $$aPraziquantel$$024501
000043635 650__ $$aNiclosamide$$022900
000043635 650__ $$aSwine$$026689
000043635 650__ $$aCoinfection$$039691
000043635 650__ $$aCommunicable Diseases$$016934
000043635 650__ $$aEpilepsy$$018531
000043635 651__ $$aPeru$$041104
000043635 6531_ $$apork tapeworm
000043635 6531_ $$aanthelminthic medications
000043635 6531_ $$acommunity-based treatment strategies
000043635 691__ $$aOHSU-PSU School of Public Health$$041366
000043635 7001_ $$aWardle, Melissa$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 7001_ $$aAllen, Samantha E.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 7001_ $$aBustos, Javier$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 7001_ $$aGamboa, Ricardo$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 7001_ $$aHall, Eric$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 7001_ $$aNeiderhausen, Meike$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 7001_ $$aVilchez, Percy$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 7001_ $$aGarcia, Hector H.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 7001_ $$aO’Neal, Seth E.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000043635 711__ $$aResearch Week$$uOregon Health and Science University$$d2024
000043635 8564_ $$9d0fe4e31-7e35-44ea-93ea-679f3b05803f$$s242678$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43635/files/ResearchWeek.2024.Wardle.Melissa.pdf
000043635 980__ $$aResearch Week