Neurocysticercosis in Europe: Still a public health concern not only for imported cases

Acta Tropica

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-26

  Fabiani, S ^a   Bruschi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autochthonous cases; Epidemiology; Europe; Imported cases; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ARAB WORLD; CYST; ENDEMISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; PARASITIC DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; CROATIA; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FINLAND; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; HYGIENE; IMMIGRATION; IRELAND; ITALY; LANGUAGE; LATVIA; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NORWAY; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EUROPE; ISRAEL; JAPAN; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

CESTODA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

AUTOCHTHONOUS CASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CNS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; IMPORTED CASES; NCC; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREVALENCE; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 84883742957     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.020     Document Type: Review

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