TY - JOUR
T1 - Apuntes y recomendaciones para el establecimiento de programas de control de la teniasis / cisticercosis por taenia solium en el Perú
AU - Grupo de Trabajo en Cisticercosis en Peru
AU - García, Héctor H.
AU - González, Armando E.
AU - O’Neal, Seth E.
AU - Gilman, Robert H.
N1 - Funding Information:
Manejo de NCC por niveles, criterios de referencia y contra referencia, seguimiento. En el caso de pacientes sospechosos de NCC (casos de epilepsia o hipertensión endocraneana en zonas endémicas) se debe seguir lo indicado en la guía de práctica clínica para el manejo de la cisticercosis publicada por el Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas (33), tanto para el manejo por niveles como para su referencia, contra referencia y seguimiento.
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PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Communicable disease control
KW - Cysticercosis
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Neurocysticercosis
KW - Peru (source: MeSH NLM)
KW - Taenia solium
KW - Taeniasis
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U2 - 10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3606
DO - 10.17843/rpmesp.2018.351.3606
M3 - Article
C2 - 29924259
AN - SCOPUS:85047660482
SN - 1726-4634
VL - 35
SP - 132
EP - 138
JO - Revista Peruana de Medicina de Experimental y Salud Publica
JF - Revista Peruana de Medicina de Experimental y Salud Publica
IS - 1
ER -