Deaths from cysticercosis, United States

Cysticercosis has emerged as a cause of severe neurologic disease in the United States. We evaluated cysticercosis-related deaths in the United States for 1990-2002 by race, sex, age, state of residence, country of birth, and year of death. A total of 221 cysticercosis deaths were identified. Mortal...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 230 - 235
Main Authors Sorvillo, Frank J, DeGiorgio, Christopher, Waterman, Stephen H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.02.2007
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Cysticercosis
Cysticercosis - mortality
Emigration and Immigration
epidemiology
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
mortality
Patient outcomes
public health
Risk Factors
surveillance
United States - epidemiology
United States
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Summary:Cysticercosis has emerged as a cause of severe neurologic disease in the United States. We evaluated cysticercosis-related deaths in the United States for 1990-2002 by race, sex, age, state of residence, country of birth, and year of death. A total of 221 cysticercosis deaths were identified. Mortality rates were highest for Latinos (adjusted rate ratio [ARR] 94.5, relative to whites) and men (ARR = 1.8). The mean age at death was 40.5 years (range 2-88). Most patients (187 [84.6%]) were foreign born, and 137 (62%) had emigrated from Mexico. The 33 US-born persons who died of cysticercosis represented 15% of all cysticercosis-related deaths. The cysticercosis mortality rate was highest in California, which accounted for = 60% of all deaths. Although uncommon, cysticercosis is a cause of premature death in the United States. Fatal cysticercosis affected mainly immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries; however, US-born persons were also affected.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1302.060527