Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands

Eggink, HendriekjeMaas, Miriamvan den Brand, Judith MADekker, JasjaFranssen, FritsHoving, Eelco WKortbeek, Laetitia MKranendonk, Mariëtte EGMeiners, Linda CRittscher, Anne ERoelfsema, JeroenSchölvinck, Elisabeth H2025-02-192025-02-192024-033840715010.3201/eid3003.231402https://rivm.openrepository.com/handle/10029/628296A neurocysticercosis-like lesion in an 11-year-old boy in the Netherlands was determined to be caused by the zoonotic Taenia martis tapeworm. Subsequent testing revealed that 15% of wild martens tested in that region were infected with T. martis tapeworms with 100% genetic similarity; thus, the infection source was most likely local.enCestodaMustelidaeNeurocysticercosisTaeniaparasitesthe NetherlandszoonosesTaenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the NetherlandsArticleEmerg Infect Dis 2024; 30(3):555-559