Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe
Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are zoonotic parasites of public health importance. Data on their occurrence in humans and animals in western Europe are incomplete and fragmented. In this study, we aimed to update the current knowledge on the epidemiology of these parasites in this region. We cond...
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ftuabarcelonapb:oai:ddd.uab.cat:253929 2023-06-18T03:41:20+02:00 Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe Laranjo-González, Minerva Devleesschauwer, Brecht Trevisan, Chiara Allepuz Palau, Alberto Sotiraki, Smaragda Abraham, Annette Afonso, Mariana Boaventura Blocher, Joachim Cardoso, Luís Correia da Costa, José Manuel Dorny, Pierre Gabriël, Sarah Gomes, Jacinto Gómez-Morales, María Ángeles Jokelainen, Pikka Kaminski, Miriam Krt, Brane Magnussen, Pascal Robertson, Lucy J. Schmidt, Veronika Schmutzhard, Erich Smit, G. Suzanne A. Šoba, Barbara Stensvold, Christen Rune Starič, Jože Troell, Karin Rataj, Aleksandra Vergles Vieira-Pinto, Madalena Vilhena, Manuela Wardrop, Nicola Ann Winkler, Andrea S. Dermauw, Veronique 2017 application/pdf https://ddd.uab.cat/record/253929 eng eng Parasites & vectors Vol. 10 (july 2017) https://ddd.uab.cat/record/253929 urn:10.1186/s13071-017-2280-8 urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:253929 urn:pmcid:PMC5521153 urn:pmc-uid:5521153 urn:pmid:28732550 urn:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:5521153 urn:oai:egreta.uab.cat:publications/345f77cf-2180-44d4-9765-96a2da3e46a1 urn:scopus_id:85025128557 open access Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Taenia solium Taenia saginata Taeniasis Neurocysticercosis Porcine cysticercosis Bovine cysticercosis Article 2017 ftuabarcelonapb 2023-06-07T00:00:28Z Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are zoonotic parasites of public health importance. Data on their occurrence in humans and animals in western Europe are incomplete and fragmented. In this study, we aimed to update the current knowledge on the epidemiology of these parasites in this region. We conducted a systematic review of scientific and grey literature published from 1990 to 2015 on the epidemiology of T. saginata and T. solium in humans and animals. Additionally, data about disease occurrence were actively sought by contacting local experts in the different countries. Taeniosis cases were found in twelve out of eighteen countries in western Europe. No cases were identified in Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. For Denmark, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and the UK, annual taeniosis cases were reported and the number of detected cases per year ranged between 1 and 114. Detected prevalences ranged from 0.05 to 0.27%, whereas estimated prevalences ranged from 0.02 to 0.67%. Most taeniosis cases were reported as Taenia spp. or T. saginata, although T. solium was reported in Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal and the UK. Human cysticercosis cases were reported in all western European countries except for Iceland, with the highest number originating from Portugal and Spain. Most human cysticercosis cases were suspected to have acquired the infection outside western Europe. Cases of T. solium in pigs were found in Austria and Portugal, but only the two cases from Portugal were confirmed with molecular methods. Germany, Spain and Slovenia reported porcine cysticercosis, but made no Taenia species distinction. Bovine cysticercosis was detected in all countries except for Iceland, with a prevalence based on meat inspection of 0.0002-7.82%. Detection and reporting of taeniosis in western Europe should be improved. The existence of T. solium tapeworm carriers, of suspected autochthonous cases of human cysticercosis and the lack of confirmation of porcine cysticercosis ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB Norway |
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Taenia solium Taenia saginata Taeniasis Neurocysticercosis Porcine cysticercosis Bovine cysticercosis Laranjo-González, Minerva Devleesschauwer, Brecht Trevisan, Chiara Allepuz Palau, Alberto Sotiraki, Smaragda Abraham, Annette Afonso, Mariana Boaventura Blocher, Joachim Cardoso, Luís Correia da Costa, José Manuel Dorny, Pierre Gabriël, Sarah Gomes, Jacinto Gómez-Morales, María Ángeles Jokelainen, Pikka Kaminski, Miriam Krt, Brane Magnussen, Pascal Robertson, Lucy J. Schmidt, Veronika Schmutzhard, Erich Smit, G. Suzanne A. Šoba, Barbara Stensvold, Christen Rune Starič, Jože Troell, Karin Rataj, Aleksandra Vergles Vieira-Pinto, Madalena Vilhena, Manuela Wardrop, Nicola Ann Winkler, Andrea S. Dermauw, Veronique Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe |
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Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are zoonotic parasites of public health importance. Data on their occurrence in humans and animals in western Europe are incomplete and fragmented. In this study, we aimed to update the current knowledge on the epidemiology of these parasites in this region. We conducted a systematic review of scientific and grey literature published from 1990 to 2015 on the epidemiology of T. saginata and T. solium in humans and animals. Additionally, data about disease occurrence were actively sought by contacting local experts in the different countries. Taeniosis cases were found in twelve out of eighteen countries in western Europe. No cases were identified in Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. For Denmark, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and the UK, annual taeniosis cases were reported and the number of detected cases per year ranged between 1 and 114. Detected prevalences ranged from 0.05 to 0.27%, whereas estimated prevalences ranged from 0.02 to 0.67%. Most taeniosis cases were reported as Taenia spp. or T. saginata, although T. solium was reported in Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal and the UK. Human cysticercosis cases were reported in all western European countries except for Iceland, with the highest number originating from Portugal and Spain. Most human cysticercosis cases were suspected to have acquired the infection outside western Europe. Cases of T. solium in pigs were found in Austria and Portugal, but only the two cases from Portugal were confirmed with molecular methods. Germany, Spain and Slovenia reported porcine cysticercosis, but made no Taenia species distinction. Bovine cysticercosis was detected in all countries except for Iceland, with a prevalence based on meat inspection of 0.0002-7.82%. Detection and reporting of taeniosis in western Europe should be improved. The existence of T. solium tapeworm carriers, of suspected autochthonous cases of human cysticercosis and the lack of confirmation of porcine cysticercosis ... |
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Laranjo-González, Minerva Devleesschauwer, Brecht Trevisan, Chiara Allepuz Palau, Alberto Sotiraki, Smaragda Abraham, Annette Afonso, Mariana Boaventura Blocher, Joachim Cardoso, Luís Correia da Costa, José Manuel Dorny, Pierre Gabriël, Sarah Gomes, Jacinto Gómez-Morales, María Ángeles Jokelainen, Pikka Kaminski, Miriam Krt, Brane Magnussen, Pascal Robertson, Lucy J. Schmidt, Veronika Schmutzhard, Erich Smit, G. Suzanne A. Šoba, Barbara Stensvold, Christen Rune Starič, Jože Troell, Karin Rataj, Aleksandra Vergles Vieira-Pinto, Madalena Vilhena, Manuela Wardrop, Nicola Ann Winkler, Andrea S. Dermauw, Veronique |
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Laranjo-González, Minerva Devleesschauwer, Brecht Trevisan, Chiara Allepuz Palau, Alberto Sotiraki, Smaragda Abraham, Annette Afonso, Mariana Boaventura Blocher, Joachim Cardoso, Luís Correia da Costa, José Manuel Dorny, Pierre Gabriël, Sarah Gomes, Jacinto Gómez-Morales, María Ángeles Jokelainen, Pikka Kaminski, Miriam Krt, Brane Magnussen, Pascal Robertson, Lucy J. Schmidt, Veronika Schmutzhard, Erich Smit, G. Suzanne A. Šoba, Barbara Stensvold, Christen Rune Starič, Jože Troell, Karin Rataj, Aleksandra Vergles Vieira-Pinto, Madalena Vilhena, Manuela Wardrop, Nicola Ann Winkler, Andrea S. Dermauw, Veronique |
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Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe |
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Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe |
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Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe |
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Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe |
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Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review : Western Europe |
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epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in europe, a systematic review : western europe |
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Parasites & vectors Vol. 10 (july 2017) https://ddd.uab.cat/record/253929 urn:10.1186/s13071-017-2280-8 urn:oai:ddd.uab.cat:253929 urn:pmcid:PMC5521153 urn:pmc-uid:5521153 urn:pmid:28732550 urn:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:5521153 urn:oai:egreta.uab.cat:publications/345f77cf-2180-44d4-9765-96a2da3e46a1 urn:scopus_id:85025128557 |
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