What Is Neurocysticercosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
6. Where Is the Disease Most Common?
Rural farming communities in developing countries are particularly susceptible to this disease. Areas where communal farming and free-roaming pigs are found can struggle to control an outbreak of T. solium infection.
Another risk factor is close contact between pigs and human feces. If pigs are allowed to roam near human garbage or feces, they are at a high risk of hosting this parasite. Finally, inadequate testing and education can allow the infection to rapidly spread throughout a community. Both the pig and human populations can easily spread the parasite and disease.
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