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Mejia Maza, A. ; Carmen-Orozco, R.P. ; Carter, E.S. ; Dávila-Villacorta, D.G. ; Castillo, G. ; Morales, J.D. ; Mamani, J. ; Gavidia, C.M. ; Alroy, J. ; Sterling, C.R. ; Gonzalez, A.E. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Woltjer, R.L. ; Verástegui, M.R. ; Gilman, R.H. ; for the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Wiley | 2019-12-06T21:02:57ZNeurocysticercosis is a parasitic brain disease caused by the larval form (Cysticercus cellulosae) of Taenia solium and is the leading cause of preventable epilepsy worldwide. However, the pathophysiology and relation to the wide range of clinic[...]texto impreso
Carmen-Orozco, R.P. ; Dávila-Villacorta, D.G. ; Cauna, Y. ; Bernal-Teran, E.G. ; Bitterfeld, L. ; Sutherland, G.L. ; Chile, N. ; Céliz, R.H. ; Ferrufino-Schmidt, M.C. ; Gavidia, C.M. ; Sterling, C.R. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Verástegui, M.R. | Wiley | 2019-12-06T21:02:58ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is a helminth infection affecting the central nervous system caused by the larval stage (cysticercus) of Taenia solium. Since vascular alteration and blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption contribute to NCC pathology, it i[...]texto impreso
Mukuku, O. ; Sánchez, S.S. ; Bugeme, M. ; Garcia, H.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:10:01ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is an infection prevalent in developing countries; however, it is neglected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we present three different cases seen in a consulting room in Lub[...]texto impreso
León-Janampa, N. ; Liendo, R. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Padilla, C. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Gonzales, A. ; Sheen, P. ; Pajuelo, M.J. ; Zimic, M. ; for the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Elsevier | 2019-12-06T21:02:57ZPorcine cysticercosis is an endemic parasitic disease caused by infection with Taenia solium that is found predominantly in developing countries. In order to aid in the development of simple diagnostic approaches, identification and characteriza[...]texto impreso
Lescano, A.G. ; Pray, I.W. ; Gonzalez, A.E. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Tsang, V.C.W. ; Gamboa, R. ; Guezala, M.C. ; Aybar, V. ; Rodriguez, S. ; Moulton, L.H. ; Leontsini, E. ; Gonzalvez, G. ; O'Neal, S.E. ; Garcia, H.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:48ZThe pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, is among the leading causes of preventable epilepsy in the world and is common in rural areas of developing countries where sanitation is limited and pigs have access to human feces. Prior studies in rural villa[...]texto impreso
Toribio, L. ; Romano, M. ; Scott, A.L. ; Gonzales, I. ; Saavedra, H. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Shiff, C. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T21:04:40ZNeurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by Taenia solium larvae that reside in the central nervous system, results in serious public health and medical issues in many regions of the world. Current diagnosis of NCC is complex requiring both serology and[...]texto impreso
Toribio, L. ; Santivanez, S. ; Scott, A.L. ; Enriquez, R. ; Sedano, C. ; Soto-Becerra, P. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Shiff, C.J. ; for the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Elsevier B.V. | 2020-12-14T16:10:18ZCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a major neglected tropical zoonotic disease caused by the tissue-dwelling larval stage of the cestode parasite Echinococcus granulosus. For individuals suspected of CE, the diagnostic standard is imaging using ultra[...]texto impreso
Del Brutto, O.H. ; Arroyo, G. ; Gonzalez, A.E. ; Zambrano, M. ; Garcia, H.H. | Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Neurología, Liga Ecuatoriana Contra la Epilepsia | 2019-02-22T14:54:06ZObjetivo: Evaluar la prevalencia de cisticercosis porcina en la parroquia rural Atahualpa, un poblado donde se ha demostrado endemia de neurocisticercosis humana. Diseño: Para el presente estudio, se colectarán muestras de sangre de aproximadame[...]texto impreso
Fernandez, L. ; Gamboa, R. ; Vilchez, P. ; Pray, I. ; Beam, M. ; Garvey, B. ; Spencer, A. ; Atto, R. ; Muro, C. ; Moyano, L.M. ; Garcia, H.H. ; O’Neal, S.E. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2019-12-06T20:57:49ZReintroduction of Taenia solium into a region in Peru where it had been eliminated prompted evaluation of the possibility of reintroduction from an urban reservoir of taeniasis. In a cross-sectional study of an adjacent urban area, we found low [...]texto impreso
Gomez-Puerta, L. ; Vargas-Calla, A. ; Castillo, Y. ; Lopez-Urbina, M.T. ; Dorny, P. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Gonzalez, A.E. ; O'Neal, S.E. | BMC | 2019-12-06T21:02:58ZBackground: Taenia solium is an important zoonotic parasite that infects humans as definitive host (taeniasis) and pigs as intermediate host (cysticercosis). Serological diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis is limited to antigen detection using EL[...]texto impreso
Gomez-Puerta, L.A. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Gonzalez, A.E. ; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Elsevier | 2019-04-25T15:46:34ZBeetles are intermediate hosts for human and animal parasites, and several beetle species have been shown to carry Taenia eggs. An experimental porcine cysticercosis infection model was developed using beetles (Ammophorus rubripes) infected with[...]texto impreso
Del Brutto, O.H. ; Costa, A.F. ; Mera, R.M. ; Recalde, B.Y. ; Bustos, J.A. ; Garcia, H.H. | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2020-12-14T16:06:19ZThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is now expanding into the developing world with devastating consequences. Departing from a population-based study in rural Ecuador where all adult individuals (aged 40 years or older) were tested for SARS-CoV-2 IgG and Ig[...]texto impreso
Nash, T.E. ; Mahanty, S. ; Loeb, J.A. ; Theodore, W.H. ; Friedman, A. ; Sander, J.W. ; Singh, G. ; Cavalheiro, E. ; Del Brutto, O.H. ; Takayanagui, O.M. ; Fleury, A. ; Verastegui, M. ; Preux, P.-M. ; Montano, S. ; Pretell, E.J. ; White, A.C. ; Gonzales, A.E. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Garcia, H.H. | Wiley | 2019-04-25T15:46:36ZTo the Editors: Carpio and Romo have emphasized the limitations in our understanding of symptomatic seizures and the epileptogenic process that follows in some, but not all, patients with neurocysticercosis. Their letter also highlights a critic[...]texto impreso
Vargas-Calla, A. ; Gomez-Puerta, L.A. ; Lopez, M.T. ; Garcia, H.H. ; Gonzalez, A.E. ; for the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru | Springer Verlag | 2019-12-06T21:02:55ZSeveral studies have been performed to determine specific antigens for the diagnosis of tapeworms. One of these antigens is Tso31, which is used to differentiate Taenia solium and Taenia saginata in human feces. The aim of the present work was t[...]texto impreso
Nash, T.E. ; Mahanty, S. ; Loeb, J.A. ; Theodore, W.H. ; Friedman, A. ; Sander, J.W. ; Singh, G. ; Cavalheiro, E. ; Del Brutto, O.H. ; Takayanagui, O.M. ; Fleury, A. ; Verastegui, M. ; Preux, P.-M. ; Montano, S. ; Pretell, E.J. ; White, A.C. Jr. ; Gonzales, A.E. ; Gilman, R.H. ; Garcia, H.H. | Wiley | 2019-04-25T15:46:36ZObjective To develop a better understanding of mechanisms of seizures and long-term epileptogenesis using neurocysticercosis. Methods A workshop was held bringing together experts in epilepsy and epileptogenesis and neurocysticercosis. Results H[...]
