Deaths from Cysticercosis, United States

Sorvillo, Frank J.; DeGiorgio, Christopher; Waterman, Stephen H.

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Deaths from Cysticercosis, United States

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Feb 2007

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1302.060527 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):230-235.

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Sorvillo, Frank J. ; DeGiorgio, Christopher ; Waterman, Stephen H. ;

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Cysticercosis has emerged as a cause of severe neurologic disease in the United States. We evaluated cysticercosis-related deaths in the United States for 1990-2002 by race, sex, age, state of residence, country of birth, and year of death. A total of 221 cysticercosis deaths were identified. Mortality rates were highest for Latinos (adjusted rate ratio [ARR] 94.5, relative to whites) and men (ARR = 1.8). The mean age at death was 40.5 years (range 2-88). Most patients (187 [84.6%]) were foreign born, and 137 (62%) had emigrated from Mexico. The 33 US-born persons who died of cysticercosis represented 15% of all cysticercosis-related deaths. The cysticercosis mortality rate was highest in California, which accounted for = 60% of all deaths. Although uncommon, cysticercosis is a cause of premature death in the United States. Fatal cysticercosis affected mainly immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries; however, US-born persons were also affected.

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