TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stelzle, Dominik
AU  - Abraham, Annette
AU  - Kaminski, Miriam
AU  - Schmidt, Veronika
AU  - De Meijere, Robert
AU  - Bustos, Javier A
AU  - Garcia, Hector Hugo
AU  - Sahu, Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan
AU  - Bobić, Branko
AU  - Cretu, Carmen
AU  - Chiodini, Peter
AU  - Dermauw, Veronique
AU  - Devleesschauwer, Brecht
AU  - Dorny, Pierre
AU  - Fonseca, Ana
AU  - Gabriël, Sarah
AU  - Morales, Maria Ángeles Gómez
AU  - Laranjo-González, Minerva
AU  - Hoerauf, Achim
AU  - Hunter, Ewan
AU  - Jambou, Ronan
AU  - Jurhar-Pavlova, Maja
AU  - Reiter-Owona, Ingrid
AU  - Sotiraki, Smaragda
AU  - Trevisan, Chiara
AU  - Vilhena, Manuela
AU  - Walker, Naomi F
AU  - Zammarchi, Lorenzo
AU  - Winkler, Andrea Sylvia
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1320
AB  - Objectives: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. NCC mainly occurs in Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia and can cause a variety of clinical
signs/symptoms. Although it is a rare disease in Europe, it should nonetheless be considered as a differential
diagnosis. The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics and management of patients with NCC
diagnosed and treated in Europe.
Methods: We conducted a systematic search of published and unpublished data on patients diagnosed with NCC
in Europe (2000–2019) and extracted demographic, clinical and radiological information on each case, if available. Results: Out of 293 identified NCC cases, 59% of patients presented initially with epileptic seizures (21% focal onset); 52% presented with headache and 54% had other neurological signs/symptoms. The majority of patients had a travel or migration history (76%), mostly from/to Latin America (38%), Africa (32%) or Asia (30%). Treatment varied largely depending on cyst location and number. The outcome was favorable in 90% of the cases.
Conclusions: Management of NCC in Europe varied considerably but often had a good outcome. Travel and
migration to and from areas endemic for T. solium will likely result in continued low prevalence of NCC in Europe.Therefore, training and guidance of clinicians is recommended for optimal patient management.
PB  - Oxford University Press
T2  - Journal of Travel Medicine
T1  - Clinical characteristics and management of neurocysticercosis patients: a retrospective assessment of case reports from Europe
IS  - 1
SP  - taac102
VL  - 30
DO  - 10.1093/jtm/taac102
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stelzle, Dominik and Abraham, Annette and Kaminski, Miriam and Schmidt, Veronika and De Meijere, Robert and Bustos, Javier A and Garcia, Hector Hugo and Sahu, Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan and Bobić, Branko and Cretu, Carmen and Chiodini, Peter and Dermauw, Veronique and Devleesschauwer, Brecht and Dorny, Pierre and Fonseca, Ana and Gabriël, Sarah and Morales, Maria Ángeles Gómez and Laranjo-González, Minerva and Hoerauf, Achim and Hunter, Ewan and Jambou, Ronan and Jurhar-Pavlova, Maja and Reiter-Owona, Ingrid and Sotiraki, Smaragda and Trevisan, Chiara and Vilhena, Manuela and Walker, Naomi F and Zammarchi, Lorenzo and Winkler, Andrea Sylvia",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Objectives: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. NCC mainly occurs in Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia and can cause a variety of clinical
signs/symptoms. Although it is a rare disease in Europe, it should nonetheless be considered as a differential
diagnosis. The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics and management of patients with NCC
diagnosed and treated in Europe.
Methods: We conducted a systematic search of published and unpublished data on patients diagnosed with NCC
in Europe (2000–2019) and extracted demographic, clinical and radiological information on each case, if available. Results: Out of 293 identified NCC cases, 59% of patients presented initially with epileptic seizures (21% focal onset); 52% presented with headache and 54% had other neurological signs/symptoms. The majority of patients had a travel or migration history (76%), mostly from/to Latin America (38%), Africa (32%) or Asia (30%). Treatment varied largely depending on cyst location and number. The outcome was favorable in 90% of the cases.
Conclusions: Management of NCC in Europe varied considerably but often had a good outcome. Travel and
migration to and from areas endemic for T. solium will likely result in continued low prevalence of NCC in Europe.Therefore, training and guidance of clinicians is recommended for optimal patient management.",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
journal = "Journal of Travel Medicine",
title = "Clinical characteristics and management of neurocysticercosis patients: a retrospective assessment of case reports from Europe",
number = "1",
pages = "taac102",
volume = "30",
doi = "10.1093/jtm/taac102"
}

Stelzle, D., Abraham, A., Kaminski, M., Schmidt, V., De Meijere, R., Bustos, J. A., Garcia, H. H., Sahu, P. S., Bobić, B., Cretu, C., Chiodini, P., Dermauw, V., Devleesschauwer, B., Dorny, P., Fonseca, A., Gabriël, S., Morales, M. Á. G., Laranjo-González, M., Hoerauf, A., Hunter, E., Jambou, R., Jurhar-Pavlova, M., Reiter-Owona, I., Sotiraki, S., Trevisan, C., Vilhena, M., Walker, N. F., Zammarchi, L.,& Winkler, A. S.. (2023). Clinical characteristics and management of neurocysticercosis patients: a retrospective assessment of case reports from Europe. in Journal of Travel Medicine
Oxford University Press., 30(1), taac102.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taac102

Stelzle D, Abraham A, Kaminski M, Schmidt V, De Meijere R, Bustos JA, Garcia HH, Sahu PS, Bobić B, Cretu C, Chiodini P, Dermauw V, Devleesschauwer B, Dorny P, Fonseca A, Gabriël S, Morales MÁG, Laranjo-González M, Hoerauf A, Hunter E, Jambou R, Jurhar-Pavlova M, Reiter-Owona I, Sotiraki S, Trevisan C, Vilhena M, Walker NF, Zammarchi L, Winkler AS. Clinical characteristics and management of neurocysticercosis patients: a retrospective assessment of case reports from Europe. in Journal of Travel Medicine. 2023;30(1):taac102.
doi:10.1093/jtm/taac102 .

Stelzle, Dominik, Abraham, Annette, Kaminski, Miriam, Schmidt, Veronika, De Meijere, Robert, Bustos, Javier A, Garcia, Hector Hugo, Sahu, Priyadarshi Soumyaranjan, Bobić, Branko, Cretu, Carmen, Chiodini, Peter, Dermauw, Veronique, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dorny, Pierre, Fonseca, Ana, Gabriël, Sarah, Morales, Maria Ángeles Gómez, Laranjo-González, Minerva, Hoerauf, Achim, Hunter, Ewan, Jambou, Ronan, Jurhar-Pavlova, Maja, Reiter-Owona, Ingrid, Sotiraki, Smaragda, Trevisan, Chiara, Vilhena, Manuela, Walker, Naomi F, Zammarchi, Lorenzo, Winkler, Andrea Sylvia, "Clinical characteristics and management of neurocysticercosis patients: a retrospective assessment of case reports from Europe" in Journal of Travel Medicine, 30, no. 1 (2023):taac102,
https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taac102 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Eichenberger, Ramon M.
AU  - Thomas, Lian F.
AU  - Gabriel, Sarah
AU  - Bobić, Branko
AU  - Devleesschauwer, Brecht
AU  - Robertson, Lucy J.
AU  - Saratsis, Anastasios
AU  - Torgerson, Paul R.
AU  - Braae, Uffe C.
AU  - Dermauw, Veronique
AU  - Dorny, Pierre
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1056
AB  - BackgroundTaenia saginata is an important zoonotic parasite, causing taeniosis in humans and cysticercosis in bovines, the latter being a significant concern for the global beef industry. Many countries in East, Southeast and South Asia are experiencing rapid economic growth, and an increasing number of people in these countries are dependent on the livestock industry. Currently, however, an overview of the prevalence of T. saginata in this region is lacking. In this review, we analysed the available literature on T. saginata taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis for East, Southeast and South Asia.MethodsA systematic review was conducted, based on both published and grey literature. Articles published between 1990 and 2017 were mined for information on the occurrence, prevalence, and geographical distribution of T. saginata taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis in East, Southeast and South Asia.ResultsThe presence of T. saginata was described in 15 of 27 countries of the region, including Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. The only country that reported an absence of T. saginata is Japan, although sporadic reports of imported cases and unconfirmed reports of autochthonous infections were identified. Nationwide surveys of taeniosis with systematic sample collection and high sample numbers were available for Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, and South Korea, although speciation of Taenia was not always performed. Regional prevalence of taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis in endemic regions ranged between 0.02-42.6%, and 0.76-46.7%, respectively. However, data for bovine cysticercosis were only available for five countries (Japan, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Pakistan and Vietnam).ConclusionsThe data indicate a widespread occurrence of T. saginata throughout East, Southeast and South Asia. Identification of Taenia spp. in human infections was frequently not performed, leading to gaps in knowledge about the distribution of human tapeworm infections, mainly in regions where different human Taenia species co-occur. A high prevalence of T. saginata taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis may reflect insufficiencies in sanitation, limited health education standards, and insufficient food safety measures. Therefore, there is a need to improve local surveillance, notification, and overall control systems.
PB  - BMC, London
T2  - Parasites & Vectors
T1  - Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia
IS  - 1
SP  - 234
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.1186/s13071-020-04095-1
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Eichenberger, Ramon M. and Thomas, Lian F. and Gabriel, Sarah and Bobić, Branko and Devleesschauwer, Brecht and Robertson, Lucy J. and Saratsis, Anastasios and Torgerson, Paul R. and Braae, Uffe C. and Dermauw, Veronique and Dorny, Pierre",
year = "2020",
abstract = "BackgroundTaenia saginata is an important zoonotic parasite, causing taeniosis in humans and cysticercosis in bovines, the latter being a significant concern for the global beef industry. Many countries in East, Southeast and South Asia are experiencing rapid economic growth, and an increasing number of people in these countries are dependent on the livestock industry. Currently, however, an overview of the prevalence of T. saginata in this region is lacking. In this review, we analysed the available literature on T. saginata taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis for East, Southeast and South Asia.MethodsA systematic review was conducted, based on both published and grey literature. Articles published between 1990 and 2017 were mined for information on the occurrence, prevalence, and geographical distribution of T. saginata taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis in East, Southeast and South Asia.ResultsThe presence of T. saginata was described in 15 of 27 countries of the region, including Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. The only country that reported an absence of T. saginata is Japan, although sporadic reports of imported cases and unconfirmed reports of autochthonous infections were identified. Nationwide surveys of taeniosis with systematic sample collection and high sample numbers were available for Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, and South Korea, although speciation of Taenia was not always performed. Regional prevalence of taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis in endemic regions ranged between 0.02-42.6%, and 0.76-46.7%, respectively. However, data for bovine cysticercosis were only available for five countries (Japan, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Pakistan and Vietnam).ConclusionsThe data indicate a widespread occurrence of T. saginata throughout East, Southeast and South Asia. Identification of Taenia spp. in human infections was frequently not performed, leading to gaps in knowledge about the distribution of human tapeworm infections, mainly in regions where different human Taenia species co-occur. A high prevalence of T. saginata taeniosis and bovine cysticercosis may reflect insufficiencies in sanitation, limited health education standards, and insufficient food safety measures. Therefore, there is a need to improve local surveillance, notification, and overall control systems.",
publisher = "BMC, London",
journal = "Parasites & Vectors",
title = "Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia",
number = "1",
pages = "234",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.1186/s13071-020-04095-1"
}

Eichenberger, R. M., Thomas, L. F., Gabriel, S., Bobić, B., Devleesschauwer, B., Robertson, L. J., Saratsis, A., Torgerson, P. R., Braae, U. C., Dermauw, V.,& Dorny, P.. (2020). Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia. in Parasites & Vectors
BMC, London., 13(1), 234.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04095-1

Eichenberger RM, Thomas LF, Gabriel S, Bobić B, Devleesschauwer B, Robertson LJ, Saratsis A, Torgerson PR, Braae UC, Dermauw V, Dorny P. Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia. in Parasites & Vectors. 2020;13(1):234.
doi:10.1186/s13071-020-04095-1 .

Eichenberger, Ramon M., Thomas, Lian F., Gabriel, Sarah, Bobić, Branko, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Robertson, Lucy J., Saratsis, Anastasios, Torgerson, Paul R., Braae, Uffe C., Dermauw, Veronique, Dorny, Pierre, "Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia" in Parasites & Vectors, 13, no. 1 (2020):234,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04095-1 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Trevisan, Chiara
AU  - Sotiraki, Smaragda
AU  - Laranjo-Gonzalez, Minerva
AU  - Dermauw, Veronique
AU  - Wang, Ziqi
AU  - Kaerssin, Age
AU  - Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar
AU  - Winkler, Andrea S.
AU  - Abraham, Annette
AU  - Bobić, Branko
AU  - Lassen, Brian
AU  - Cretu, Carmen Michaela
AU  - Vasile, Cozma
AU  - Arvanitis, Dimitris
AU  - Deksne, Gunita
AU  - Ilievski, Boro
AU  - Kucsera, Istvan
AU  - Karamon, Jacek
AU  - Stefanovska, Jovana
AU  - Koudela, Bretislav
AU  - Jurhar-Pavlova, Maja
AU  - Varady, Marian
AU  - Pavlak, Marina
AU  - Sarkunas, Mindaugas
AU  - Kaminski, Miriam
AU  - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
AU  - Jokelainen, Pikka
AU  - Jan, Dagny Stojcevic
AU  - Schmidt, Veronika
AU  - Dakić, Zorica
AU  - Gabriel, Sarah
AU  - Dorny, Pierre
AU  - Devleesschauwer, Brecht
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/963
PB  - BMC, London
T2  - Parasites & Vectors
T1  - Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe (vol 11, 569, 2018)
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.1186/s13071-019-3328-8
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Trevisan, Chiara and Sotiraki, Smaragda and Laranjo-Gonzalez, Minerva and Dermauw, Veronique and Wang, Ziqi and Kaerssin, Age and Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar and Winkler, Andrea S. and Abraham, Annette and Bobić, Branko and Lassen, Brian and Cretu, Carmen Michaela and Vasile, Cozma and Arvanitis, Dimitris and Deksne, Gunita and Ilievski, Boro and Kucsera, Istvan and Karamon, Jacek and Stefanovska, Jovana and Koudela, Bretislav and Jurhar-Pavlova, Maja and Varady, Marian and Pavlak, Marina and Sarkunas, Mindaugas and Kaminski, Miriam and Đurković-Đaković, Olgica and Jokelainen, Pikka and Jan, Dagny Stojcevic and Schmidt, Veronika and Dakić, Zorica and Gabriel, Sarah and Dorny, Pierre and Devleesschauwer, Brecht",
year = "2019",
publisher = "BMC, London",
journal = "Parasites & Vectors",
title = "Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe (vol 11, 569, 2018)",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.1186/s13071-019-3328-8"
}

Trevisan, C., Sotiraki, S., Laranjo-Gonzalez, M., Dermauw, V., Wang, Z., Kaerssin, A., Cvetkovikj, A., Winkler, A. S., Abraham, A., Bobić, B., Lassen, B., Cretu, C. M., Vasile, C., Arvanitis, D., Deksne, G., Ilievski, B., Kucsera, I., Karamon, J., Stefanovska, J., Koudela, B., Jurhar-Pavlova, M., Varady, M., Pavlak, M., Sarkunas, M., Kaminski, M., Đurković-Đaković, O., Jokelainen, P., Jan, D. S., Schmidt, V., Dakić, Z., Gabriel, S., Dorny, P.,& Devleesschauwer, B.. (2019). Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe (vol 11, 569, 2018). in Parasites & Vectors
BMC, London., 12.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3328-8

Trevisan C, Sotiraki S, Laranjo-Gonzalez M, Dermauw V, Wang Z, Kaerssin A, Cvetkovikj A, Winkler AS, Abraham A, Bobić B, Lassen B, Cretu CM, Vasile C, Arvanitis D, Deksne G, Ilievski B, Kucsera I, Karamon J, Stefanovska J, Koudela B, Jurhar-Pavlova M, Varady M, Pavlak M, Sarkunas M, Kaminski M, Đurković-Đaković O, Jokelainen P, Jan DS, Schmidt V, Dakić Z, Gabriel S, Dorny P, Devleesschauwer B. Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe (vol 11, 569, 2018). in Parasites & Vectors. 2019;12.
doi:10.1186/s13071-019-3328-8 .

Trevisan, Chiara, Sotiraki, Smaragda, Laranjo-Gonzalez, Minerva, Dermauw, Veronique, Wang, Ziqi, Kaerssin, Age, Cvetkovikj, Aleksandar, Winkler, Andrea S., Abraham, Annette, Bobić, Branko, Lassen, Brian, Cretu, Carmen Michaela, Vasile, Cozma, Arvanitis, Dimitris, Deksne, Gunita, Ilievski, Boro, Kucsera, Istvan, Karamon, Jacek, Stefanovska, Jovana, Koudela, Bretislav, Jurhar-Pavlova, Maja, Varady, Marian, Pavlak, Marina, Sarkunas, Mindaugas, Kaminski, Miriam, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, Jokelainen, Pikka, Jan, Dagny Stojcevic, Schmidt, Veronika, Dakić, Zorica, Gabriel, Sarah, Dorny, Pierre, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, "Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe (vol 11, 569, 2018)" in Parasites & Vectors, 12 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3328-8 . .