Neurocysticercosis in Latin America: Current epidemiological situation based on official statistics from four countries.

• Main Authors: Roberto Rodríguez-Rivas (Author), Ana Flisser (Author), Luiz Fernando Norcia (Author), Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho (Author), D Katterine Bonilla-Aldana (Author), Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales (Author), Arturo Carpio (Author), Matthew L Romo (Author), Agnès Fleury (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Neurocysticercosis (NC) is one of the major parasitic diseases affecting the central nervous system and is endemic in much of Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Its epidemiology is difficult to assess, although official registries are available in Brazil, Col...