Prevalence of Neurocysticercosis in People with Epilepsy in the Eastern Province of Zambia.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Kabemba E Mwape, Joachim Blocher, Jasmin Wiefek, Kathie Schmidt, Pierre Dorny, Nicolas Praet, Clarance Chiluba, Holger Schmidt, Isaac K Phiri, Andrea S Winkler, Sarah Gabriël
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Brutto
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003972; https://doaj.org/article/d4f116a878bf4adc9a04e40a46b92f3e

Zambia is endemic for Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis. In this single-centered, cross-sectional, community-based study, the role of neurocysticercosis (NCC) as a cause of epilepsy was examined. People with epilepsy (PWE, n = 56) were identified in an endemic area using a screening question...