Epidemiology and surveillance of human (neuro)cysticercosis in Europe : is enhanced surveillance required?

Objectives To report on relevant national surveillance systems of (N)CC and taeniasis (the infection with the adult tapeworm) in the European Union/European Economic Area and to assess the magnitude of (N)CC occurrence by retrieving information on cases for the period 2000-2016. Methods (N)CC cases...

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Published in:Tropical Medicine & International Health
Main Authors: Abraham, Annette, Schmidt, Veronika, Kaminski, Miriam, Stelzle, Dominik, De Meijere, Robert, Bustos, Javier, Soumyaranjan Sahu, Priyadarshi, Hugo Garcia, Hector, Bobić, Branko, Cretu, Carmen, Chiodini, Peter, Deksne, Gunita, Dermauw, Veronique, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dorny, Pierre, Fonseca, Ana, Gabriël, Sarah, Ángeles Gómez Morales, Maria, Kucsera, István, Laranjo‐González, Minerva, Trevisan, Chiara, Vilhena, Manuela, Walker, Naomi F., Zammarchi, Lorenzo, Sylvia Winkler, Andrea
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Veterinary Sciences
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Parasitology
Infectious Diseases
GLIOBLASTOMA-MULTIFORME
HUMAN CYSTICERCOSIS
NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS
DIAGNOSIS
COUNTRIES
DISEASES
STILL
TIME
Europe
epidemiology
Iceland
Online Access:https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8653182
http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8653182
https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13384
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8653182/file/8674018
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Summary:Objectives To report on relevant national surveillance systems of (N)CC and taeniasis (the infection with the adult tapeworm) in the European Union/European Economic Area and to assess the magnitude of (N)CC occurrence by retrieving information on cases for the period 2000-2016. Methods (N)CC cases were retrieved via national reporting systems, a systematic literature search, contact with clinicians and a search for relevant 'International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems' (ICD)-based data. Results Mandatory notification systems for (N)CC were found in Hungary, Iceland and Poland. Ten cases were reported in Poland and none in Hungary and Iceland. Through the systematic literature review and information given by clinicians, 263 individual and 721 aggregated (N)CC cases from 19 European countries were identified. ICD-based data were obtained from five countries. From 2000 to 2016, a total of 3489 cases (N)CC cases were coded: 832 in Italy, eight in Latvia, 357 in Portugal, 2116 in Spain and 176 in Sweden. Conclusion Despite being classified as a possible eradicable disease, (N)CC is still diagnosed across Europe, yet its true extent and impact remain unclear.

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