Editing Cysticercosis (section)

=== Regions ===
''Taenia solium'' is found worldwide, but is more common where pork is part of the diet. Cysticercosis is most prevalent where humans live in close contact with pigs. Therefore, high prevalences are reported in Mexico, Latin America, West Africa, Russia, India, Pakistan, North-East China, and Southeast Asia.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Reeder|first1=P.E.S. Palmer, M.M.|title=Imaging of Tropical Diseases : With Epidemiological, Pathological, and Clinical Correlation|year=2001|publisher=Springer-Verlag|location=Heidelberg, Germany|isbn=978-3-540-56028-9|pages=641–642|edition=2 (revised)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W9hMKQ2AKLEC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519014843/https://books.google.com/books?id=W9hMKQ2AKLEC&pg|archive-date=2016-05-19}}</ref> In Europe it is most widespread among [[Slavic people]].<ref name="gut" /><ref>{{cite journal|last=Hansen|first=NJ|author2=Hagelskjaer, LH |author3=Christensen, T |title=Neurocysticercosis: a short review and presentation of a Scandinavian case.|journal=Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases|volume=24|issue=3|pages=255–62|pmid=1509231|year=1992|doi=10.3109/00365549209061330}}</ref> However, reviews of the epidemiological in Western and Eastern Europe shows there are still considerable gaps in our understanding of the disease also in these regions.<ref name=west_europe>{{cite journal | last1 = Laranjo-González | first1 = M| last2 =  Devleesschauwer | first2 =B| last3 =  Trevisan | first3 =C| last4 = Allepuz | first4 =A| last5 = Sotiraki | first5 =S| last6 =  Abraham | first6 =A| last7 = Afonso | first7 =MB| last8 = Blocher | first8 =J| last9 = Cardoso | first9 =L| last10 = Correia da Costa | first10 =JM| last11 = Dorny | first11 =P| last12 = Gabriël | first12 =S| last13 = Gomes | first13 =J| last14 = Gómez-Morales | first14 =MÁ| last15 = Jokelainen | first15 =P| last16 = Kaminski | first16 =M| last17 = Krt | first17 =B| last18 = Magnussen | first18 =P| last19 = Robertson | first19 =LJ| last20 = Schmidt | first20 =V| last21 = Schmutzhard | first21 =E| last22 = Smit | first22 =GSA| last23 = Šoba | first23 =B| last24 = Stensvold | first24 =CR| last25 = Starič | first25 =J| last26 = Troell | first26 =K| last27 = Rataj | first27 =AV| last28 = Vieira-Pinto | first28 =M| last29 = Vilhena | first29 =M| last30 = Wardrop | first30 =NA| last31 = Winkler | first31 =AS| last32 = Dermauw | first32 =V | title = Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: Western Europe | doi =  10.1186/s13071-017-2280-8 | year = 2017 | journal = Parasit Vectors| volume = 10 | issue = 1 | pages =349 | pmid = 28732550| pmc = 5521153}}</ref><ref name=east_europe>{{cite journal | last1 = Trevisan | first1 = C. | last2 = Sotiraki| first2 = S. | last3 = Laranjo-González| first3 = M. | last4 = Dermauw | first4 = V. | last5 = Wang | first5 = Z. | last6 = Kärssin | first6 = A. | last7 =  Cvetkovikj | first7 = A. | last8 = Winkler | first8 = A.S.  | last9 = Abraham | first9 = A. | last10 = Bobić | first10 = B. | last11 = Lassen | first11 = B. | last12 = Cretu | first12 = C.M. | last13 = Vasile | first13 = C. | last14 = Arvanitis | first14 = D. | last15 =  Deksne | first15 = G. | last16 = Boro | first16 = I.  | last17 = Kucsera | first17 = I. | last18 = Karamon | first18 = J. | last19 =  Stefanovska | first19 = J. | last20 = Koudela | first20 = B.  | last21 = Pavlova | first21 = M.J. | last22 = Varady | first22 = V. | last23 = Pavlak | first23 = M. | last24 = Šarkūnas | first24 = M. | last25 = Kaminski | first25 = M. | last26 =  Djurković-Djaković | first26 = O. | last27 = Jokelainen | first27 = P.  | last28 = Jan | first28 = D.S. | last29 = Schmidt | first29 = V. | last30 =  Dakić | first30 = Z. | last31 = Gabriël | first31 = S.  | last32 =  Dorny| first32 = P. | last33 = Devleesschauwer | first33 = B. | title = Epidemiology of taeniosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe | doi =  10.1186/s13071-018-3153-5 | year = 2018 | journal = Parasit Vectors | volume = 11 | issue = 1 | pages =569 | pmid = 30376899| pmc = 6208121 }}</ref>

The frequency has decreased in developed countries owing to stricter meat inspection, better hygiene and better sanitation of facilities.{{cn|date=January 2021}}