Abstract
Taenia solium Cysticercosis, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Highlights
To the Editor: Cysticercosis, a tissue infection caused by accidental ingestion of eggs released from humans harboring the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium (TsCysti), is one of the most serious reemerging parasitic diseases worldwide [1]
The area most affected by this infection is Irian Jaya, Indonesia, the western half of New Guinea Island [2,3,4]
We previously reported that TsCysti was highly endemic in Jayawijaya District, Irian Jaya [2,3,4,5,6]
Summary
To the Editor: Cysticercosis, a tissue infection caused by accidental ingestion of eggs released from humans harboring the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium (TsCysti), is one of the most serious reemerging parasitic diseases worldwide [1]. The area most affected by this infection is Irian Jaya, Indonesia, the western half of New Guinea Island [2,3,4]. We have further seroepidemiologic data from 1996 and molecular confirmation of subcutaneous nodules (SCN) as cysticerci of the T. solium Asian genotype.
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