Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe
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Trevisan, Chiara
Sotiraki, Smaragda
Laranjo-González, Minerva
Dermauw, Veronique
Wang, Ziqi
Kärssin, Age
Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar
Winkler, Andrea S.
Abraham, Annette
Bobić, Branko
Lassen, Brian
Cretu, Carmen Michaela
Vasile, Cozma
Arvanitis, Dimitris
Deksne, Gunita
Boro, Ilievski
Kucsera, István
Karamon, Jacek
Stefanovska, Jovana
Koudela, Břetislav
Pavlova, Maja Jurhar
Varady, Marian
Pavlak, Marina
Šarkūnas, Mindaugas
Kaminski, Miriam
Djurković-Djaković, Olgica
Jokelainen, Pikka
Jan, Dagny Stojčević
Schmidt, Veronika
Dakić, Zorica
Gabriël, Sarah
Dorny, Pierre
Omeragić, Jasmin
Alagić, Davor
Devleesschauwer, Brecht
Fecha de publicación
2018-10-30ISSN
1756-3305
Resumen
Background: Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are food-borne parasites of global importance. In eastern Europe only
fragmented information is available on the epidemiology of these zoonotic parasites in humans and animal populations.
In particular for T. solium, on-going transmission is suspected. The aim of this systematic review was to collect the
available data and describe the current knowledge on the epidemiology of T. solium and T. saginata in eastern Europe.
Methods: Literature published in international databases from 1990 to 2017 was systematically reviewed. Furthermore,
local sources and unpublished data from national databases were retrieved from local eastern European experts. The
study area included 22 countries.
Results: Researchers from 18 out of the 22 countries provided data from local and unpublished sources, while no
contacts could be established with researchers from Belarus, Kosovo, Malta and Ukraine. Taeniosis and human
cysticercosis cases were reported in 14 and 15 out of the 22 countries, respectively. Estonia, the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia reported cases of porcine cysticercosis.
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia,
and Ukraine reported bovine cysticercosis.
Conclusions: There is indication that taeniosis and cysticercosis are present across eastern Europe but information on
the occurrence of T. solium and T. saginata across the region remains incomplete. Available data are scarce and species
identification is in most cases absent. Given the public health impact of T. solium and the potential economic and trade
implications due to T. saginata, notification of taeniosis and human cysticercosis should be implemented and
surveillance and notification systems in animals should be improved.
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Artículo
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Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
619 - Veterinaria
Páginas
11
Publicado por
BMC
Publicado en
Parasites and Vectors
Citación
Trevisan, Chiara, Smaragda Sotiraki, Minerva Laranjo-González, Veronique Dermauw, Ziqi Wang, Age Kärssin, and Aleksandar Cvetkovikj et al. 2018. "Epidemiology Of Taeniosis/Cysticercosis In Europe, A Systematic Review: Eastern Europe". Parasites & Vectors 11 (1). Springer Nature. doi:10.1186/s13071-018-3153-5.
Número del acuerdo de la subvención
EC/COST/TD1302/EU/European Network on Taeniosis/Cysticercosis/CYSTINET
Program
Sanitat Animal
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