Deaths from Cysticercosis, United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sorvillo, Frank J. ; DeGiorgio, Christopher ; Waterman, Stephen H.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  • Research
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cysticercosis
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Female
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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):230-235.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16353/cdc_16353_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 240.94 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6b6f21232bc2f0890e61b9cabd40b38b6f813ed5c6fee14d9ca270f0d6562952