01639nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653001400042653002000056653002300076653001700099653001400116653001800130653001200148100000900160700001000169700000900179700001100188700001400199700002500213245009500238520105000333022001401383       2016                            d10aTaeniasis10aSoutheast Asian10aNeurocysticercosis10aEpidemiology10adiagnosis10aCysticercosis10aControl1 aWu H1 aIto A1 aAi L1 aZhou X1 aAcosta LP1 aLee Willingham Iii A00aCysticercosis/taeniasis endemicity in southeast Asia: current status and control measures.3 a<p>The parasitic zoonoses cysticercosis/taeniasis is among the 17 major Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) identified by the WHO as a focus for research and control. It is caused by a larval stage (cysticercus) infection of Taenia solium tapeworm in both humans and pigs. Cysticercosis occurs in many resource-poor countries, especially those with warm and mild climates in the regions of Latin America (LA), Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The prevalence of human cysticercosis is marked in those areas where individuals are traditionally keen to consume raw or insufficiently cooked pork and/or where the husbandry of pigs is improper. The worldwide burden of cysticercosis is unclear and notably, large-scale control initiatives are lacking in all regions. This review focuses on the current endemic status of cysticercosis caused by <em>T. solium</em> infection in both humans and pigs living in 13 Southeast Asian countries. We will also emphasize epidemiological data as well as prevention and control of human neurocysticercosis.</p>
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