Identification of a Taenia Tapeworm Carrier — Los Angeles County, 2014

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Croker, Curtis ; Soriano, Jan ; Civen, Rachel ; Larsen, Robert A ; Schwartz, Benjamin
• Description:
  Carriers of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, are the sole source of cysticercosis, a parasitic tissue infection. When tapeworm eggs excreted by the carrier are ingested, tapeworm larvae can form cysts. When cysts form in the brain, the condition is called neurocysticercosis and can be especially severe. In Los Angeles County an average of 136 county residents are hospitalized with neurocysticercosis each year. The prevalence of Taenia solium carriage is largely unknown because carriage is asymptomatic, making detection difficult. The identification and treatment of tapeworm carriers is an important public health measure that can prevent additional neurocysticercosis cases.
• Subjects:
  • Notes from the Field
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Carrier State
  • Feces
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neurocysticercosis
  • Ovum
  • Taenia solium
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2015; 64(3):74.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  25632957
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4584563
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; El Salvador ; Guatemala ; Los Angeles
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55053/cdc_55053_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 93.38 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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