Cysticercosis-related Deaths, California

Sorvillo, Frank J.; Portigal, Lawrence; DeGiorgio, Christopher.; Smith, Lisa; Waterman, Stephen H.; Berlin, George W.; Ash, Lawrence R.

doi:10.3201/eid1003.020749

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Cysticercosis-related Deaths, California

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Mar 2004
By Sorvillo, Frank J. ; Portigal, Lawrence ; DeGiorgio, Christopher. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Sorvillo, Frank J. ; Portigal, Lawrence ; DeGiorgio, Christopher. ; Smith, Lisa ; Waterman, Stephen H. ; Berlin, George W. ; Ash, Lawrence R. ; Sorvillo, Frank J. ; Portigal, Lawrence ; DeGiorgio, Christopher. ; Smith, Lisa ; Waterman, Stephen H. ; Berlin, George W. ; Ash, Lawrence R.
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Cysticercosis is an increasingly important disease in the United States, but information on the occurrence of related deaths is limited. We examined data from California death certificates for the 12-year period 1989-2000. A total of 124 cysticercosis deaths were identified, representing a crude 12-year death rate of 3.9 per million population (95% confidence interval [CI] 3.2 to 4.6). Eighty-two (66%) of the case-patients were male; 42 (34%) were female. The median age at death was 34.5 years (range 7-81 years). Most patients (107, 86.3%) were foreign-born, and 90 (72.6%) had emigrated from Mexico. Seventeen (13.7%) deaths occurred in U.S.-born residents. Cysticercosis death rates were higher in Latino residents of California (13.0/106) than in other racial/ethnic groups (0.4/106), in males (5.2/106) than in females (2.7/106), and in persons >14 years of age (5.0/106). Cysticercosis is a preventable cause of premature death, particularly among young Latino persons in California and may be a more common cause of death in the United States than previously recognized.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Age Distribution Child Confidence Intervals Cysticercosis Death Certificates Female Humans Male Middle Aged Public Health Surveillance Research Sex Distribution
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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(3):465-469. ; Emerg Infect Dis. 10(3):465-469.
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Journal Article
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California
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North America ; North America
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10
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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