| neurocysticercosis in an orthodox jewish community in new york city. | from june 1990 through july 1991, intracerebral infection with the larval stage of the pork tapeworm taenia solium was diagnosed in four unrelated persons in an orthodox jewish community in new york city. none of the patients had eaten pork, and only one had traveled to a country in which t. solium infection was endemic. we investigated this outbreak, screened serum samples from family members and household contacts for antibodies to cysticercosis, and examined stool specimens from household emp ... | 1992 | 1495521 |
| neurocysticercosis: report of fifteen cases. | neurocysticercosis (ncc), which is caused by the encysted larvae of the porcine tapeworm taenia solium, is uncommon in developed countries. | 1995 | 8692159 |
| seroprevalence of cysticercosis in an orthodox jewish community. | neurocysticercosis cases were identified in 1991 in an orthodox jewish community. transmission was linked to tapeworm-infected immigrant housekeepers from countries where taenia solium is endemic. to evaluate the extent of and risks for locally acquired cysticercosis, a seroprevalence survey was conducted in 9% of the households in this community. cysticercosis antibodies were detected in 23 (1.3%) of 1,789 persons from 612 families. all 23 seropositive persons were asymptomatic, and no intracer ... | 1995 | 7485700 |