Volume 17, Number 6—June 2011
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Taenia solium Tapeworm Infection, Oregon, 2006–2009
Table 3
Region and country of orgin for the 55 cysticercosis case-patients for whom information was known, Oregon, 2006–2009
Region | No. (%) case-patients | Country (no. case-patients) |
---|---|---|
Central America, Caribbean | 47 (85) | Mexico (40), Guatemala (5), Nicaragua (1), Cuba (1) |
North America | 3 (5) | United States (3) |
Southeast Asia | 2 (4) | Myanmar [Burma] (1), Thailand (1) |
South America | 1 (2) | Ecuador (1) |
Africa | 1 (2) | Cameroon (1) |
Europe | 1 (2) | Germany (1) |