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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 However, epidemiological studies on  Taenia solium  infections are scarce and most information remains unpublished.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 All information available, either published or unpublished, on  T. solium  infections in the country was compiled.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.

Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in Guatemala: a prevalent public health problem?