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Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe

Posted on 2018-10-30 - 05:00
Abstract Background Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are food-borne parasites of global importance. In eastern Europe only fragmented information is available on the epidemiology of these zoonotic parasites in humans and animal populations. In particular for T. solium, on-going transmission is suspected. The aim of this systematic review was to collect the available data and describe the current knowledge on the epidemiology of T. solium and T. saginata in eastern Europe. Methods Literature published in international databases from 1990 to 2017 was systematically reviewed. Furthermore, local sources and unpublished data from national databases were retrieved from local eastern European experts. The study area included 22 countries. Results Researchers from 18 out of the 22 countries provided data from local and unpublished sources, while no contacts could be established with researchers from Belarus, Kosovo, Malta and Ukraine. Taeniosis and human cysticercosis cases were reported in 14 and 15 out of the 22 countries, respectively. Estonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Slovakia reported cases of porcine cysticercosis. Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine reported bovine cysticercosis. Conclusions There is indication that taeniosis and cysticercosis are present across eastern Europe but information on the occurrence of T. solium and T. saginata across the region remains incomplete. Available data are scarce and species identification is in most cases absent. Given the public health impact of T. solium and the potential economic and trade implications due to T. saginata, notification of taeniosis and human cysticercosis should be implemented and surveillance and notification systems in animals should be improved.

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AUTHORS (33)

  • Chiara Trevisan
    Smaragda Sotiraki
    Minerva Laranjo-González
    Veronique Dermauw
    Ziqi Wang
    Age Kärssin
    Aleksandar Cvetkovikj
    Andrea Winkler
    Annette Abraham
    Branko Bobić
    Brian Lassen
    Carmen Cretu
    Cozma Vasile
    Dimitris Arvanitis
    Gunita Deksne
    Ilievski Boro
    István Kucsera
    Jacek Karamon
    Jovana Stefanovska
    Břetislav Koudela
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