William F Wright (@wwrighid.bsky.social)

Neurocysticercosis school outbreak in Belgium Human cysticercosis results from ingesting microscopic Taenia solium eggs shed by a tapeworm carrier, forming cystic larvae (ie, cysticerci) in tissues. These larvae normally encyst in the pig, the natural intermediate host. Upon consumption by humans, they develop into a new intestinal tapeworm. Affecting the human brain, neurocysticercosis is responsible for a third of epilepsy cases in endemic tropical and subtropical regions.1,2 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02356-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email#app-1