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Hernández-Chea RD, Morales-Ramírez P, Hernández M, Toledo A, Hun A, Sciutto E, Fleury A. Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in Guatemala: a prevalent public health problem? Pathog Glob Health 2023; 117:5-13. [PMID: 35657099 PMCID: PMC9848295 DOI: 10.1080/20477724.2022.2083757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
Abstract
In Guatemala, neurocysticercosis (NCC) was first recognized in 1940; since then, cases of NCC have been reported in all Guatemalan departments. However, epidemiological studies on Taenia solium infections are scarce and most information remains unpublished. This study aims to provide evidence of T. solium infections as a public health problem in Guatemala. All information available, either published or unpublished, on T. solium infections in the country was compiled. Official data from the Ministry of Health for the period 2003-2019 were reviewed and analyzed, and all cases of T. solium infections were classified and counted. In total, 5246 cases of taeniasis and 454 cases of human cysticercosis were recorded. On the other hand, 44 studies were identified, mostly from local journals, which included 1951 cases of taeniasis, 2873 cases of human cysticercosis of which 543 were classified with complete diagnosis, and 2590 cases of porcine cysticercosis. Cases were classified by geographic region, patient sex, and Taenia species in taeniasis cases when information was available, and the departments with the highest number of taeniasis and cysticercosis cases were identified. Meanwhile, in Zacapa, a northeastern department of Guatemala with one the highest number of taeniasis cases, a young man diagnosed with a severe form of NCC and two cases of porcine cysticercosis (both confirmed by necropsy) were identified. Taken together, the data herein reported indicate that T. solium infections are a major health problem in Guatemala that needs to be addressed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roderico David Hernández-Chea
- Instituto de Investigaciones, Centro Universitario de Zacapa, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Zacapa, Guatemala,Dirección de Área de Salud Guatemala Sur, Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, Amatitlán, Guatemala,CONTACT Roderico David Hernández Chea Instituto de Investigaciones, Centro Universitario de Zacapa, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Zacapa, GuatemalaThis article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article
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- Facultad de Biología Química y Farmacia, Universidad Galileo, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- División de Investigación, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, México
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- Maestría en Ciencia Animal, Escuela de Posgrado, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México,Unidad Periférica del Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Instituto de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, México
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