Volume 17, Number 1—January 2011
CME ACTIVITY
Public Health Implications of Cysticercosis Acquired in the United States
Frank Sorvillo
, Patricia Wilkins, Shira Shafir, and Mark Eberhard
, Patricia Wilkins, Shira Shafir, and Mark EberhardTable 1
Published reports of cysticercosis cases that were acquired in the United States, 1954–2005
| Location | Year of onset or report | No. cases | Form | Probable or suspected source | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2005 | 1 | Neurologic | NR | (9) |
| Chicago, IL | 1996 | 2 | Neurologic | NR | (10) |
| Oregon | 1995–2000 | 5 | Neurologic | 1 had a household visitor from a disease- endemic area | (11) |
| Chicago, IL | 1986–1994 | 8 | Neurologic | 4 had recent visitors from disease-endemic areas | (12) |
| Houston, TX | 1985–1991 | 1 | Neurologic | NR | (13) |
| South Carolina | 1990 | 1 | Neurologic | Neighbor’s friends from a disease-endemic area | (14) |
| Boston, MA | 1990 | 1 | Neurologic | Father with tapeworm | (14,15) |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1988–1990 | 10 | Neurologic | Household contact with tapeworm in 2 cases | (16) |
| New York | 1989 | 4† | Neurologic | Domestic employees, 1 who had tapeworm | (8) |
| North Carolina | 1989 | 1 | Neurologic | Seasonal workers from disease-endemic area | (14) |
| Boston, MA | 1986† | 1 | Neurologic | NR | (17) |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1980–1986 | 14 | Neurologic | NR | (18) |
| Denver, CO | 1976–1985 | 1 | Neurologic | NR | (19) |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1981–1982 | 7 | Neurologic | NR | (20) |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1973–1983 | 12 | Neurologic | NR | (5) |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1979 | 1 | Subcutaneous | Domestic employee who had tapeworm | (21) |
| Pennsylvania | 1979† | 1 | Neurologic | Father who had tapeworm | (22) |
| Hershey, PA | 1975 | 1 | Ocular | NR | (23) |
| Louisiana | 1954 | 3 | 1 case neurologic and subcutaneous | NR | (24) |
| Louisiana | 1954 | 1 | Neurologic | NR | (25) |
*Some reports did not name specific cities within the state. NR, not reported.
†There were 7 additional seropositive cases detected in the community from which the initial cases were identified.
