Open AccessNeurocysticercosis Among Resettled Refugees From Burma
Author(s) -
Seth E. O’Neal,
Nathaniel M. Robbins,
John M. Townes
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of travel medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1708-8305
pISSN - 1195-1982
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00588.x
Subject(s) - neurocysticercosis , taenia solium , medicine , refugee , cysticercosis , helminthiasis , immunology , pediatrics , pathology , geography , archaeology
Taenia solium is the most common helminthic infection of the central nervous system and a leading cause of epilepsy in developing nations. Little is known about neurocysticercosis in refugees from Southeast Asia which is endemic for T solium. We present two cases in a single household of refugees from Burma.