Neglected rare human parasitic infections: Part II: Coenuriasis Wael M Lotfy

Abstract

Coenuriasis (also called coenurosis, gid or sturdy) is another neglected parasitic infection that is implicated in human clinical complications. It is a rare zoonotic infection with either Taenia multiceps or T. serialis. The information available in the literature about human infection is scattered and sometimes argumentative.

Improved Dot-ELISA Assay Using Purified Sheep Coenurus cerebralis Antigenic Fractions for the Diagnosis of Zoonotic Coenurosis

“…Unspecific clinical features associated with the absence of specific diagnostic methods have exaggerated the problem (Varcasia et al, 2022;Yamazawa, 2020). One of these issues is coenurosis, a worldwide zoonotic parasitic infection with the larval stage (Coenurus) of Taenia multiceps, T. serialis, and T. brauni that occurs mainly in sheep, goats, horses, cattle, buffaloes, yaks, rodents, rabbits, and humans that act as intermediate hosts (IMH) for the adult worms which develop in the small intestine of some canines, causing taeniasis (Lotfy, 2020). Taenia multiceps larvae (Coenurus cerebralis) have been thought to be the only ones capable of infecting the CNS, with only one incidence of C. serialis infection in the brain found in Iran (Rostami et al, 2013;Yamazawa, 2020).…”

“…In contrast, there is no accurate clinical way to differentiate cases of cerebral coenurosis from those of cysticercosis, echinococcosis, or other CNS infection. Moreover, some patients have sterile cysts, making diagnosis challenging with some imaging techniques (Lotfy, 2020). Therefore, the availability of accurate and applicable serological field tests associated with sonography and other clinical-pathological investigations can facilitate the diagnosis.…”