Regulatory agencies feel and physically scan susceptible muscles for cysticerci to check carcasses of beef and pork for "measled" flesh. Additional methods of testing on animals
delicate serological techniques.
8. Illustrations of Outbreaks
Many parts of the world have endemic cases of taeniasis and cysticercosis. It's possible for outbreaks to go unnoticed until consequences appear. West New Guinea saw a significant cysticercosis outbreak in 1978 as a result of the importation of sick pigs. The epidemic of burn victims who had been injured while sleeping near fireplaces due to neurocysticercosis-induced seizures led to the diagnosis of the illness. In 1990, there was a neurocysticercosis outbreak in a New York City Orthodox Jewish community where pork was forbidden.
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