Prevalence of neurocysticercosis and its characteristics among people with epileptic seizures and progressively worsening severe headaches in 60 villages in three provinces of Burkina Faso
This study is one of the first to provide an estimate for the prevalence of NCC in people with PWSH on the African continent. Furthermore, the findings confirm significant regional variation in the prevalence of NCC cases in people with epilepsy and underscore the need for further research into the inflammatory response to T. solium larvae. Limitations included diagnostic challenges, time delays between assessments, and potential underestimation of the prevalence of NCC due to neuroimaging constraints.
Authors
- Rasmané Ganaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7401-9546)
- Rabiou Cissé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2000-4207)
- Véronique Dermauw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8745-5304)
- Marie-Paule Boncœur-Martel
- Andrea Sylvia Winkler
- Hélène Carabin
- Athanase Millogo
- Zékiba Tarnagda
- Vivien Richter
Institutions
- Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (BF)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Nazi Boni University (BF)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo (BF)
- University Children's Hospital Tübingen (DE)
- Hôpital Universitaire Dupuytren (FR)
- AFRICSanté (BF)
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (BF)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0014061
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke