Elder Abandonment in Mexico: Unattended public health problem

Is DDT use a public health problem in Mexico?

We review the potential impact of DDT on public health in Mexico. DDT production and consumption patterns in Mexico during the last 20 years are described and compared with those in the United States. In spite of the restrictions on DDT use in antimalaria campaigns in Mexico, use of DDT is still higher than in other Latin American countries. We analyzed information from published studies to det...

Neurocysticercosis, a Persisting Health Problem in Mexico

BACKGROUND The ongoing epidemiological transition in Mexico minimizes the relative impact of neurocysticercosis (NC) on public health. However, hard data on the disease frequency are not available. METHODOLOGY All clinical records from patients admitted in the Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia (INNN) at Mexico City in 1994 and 2004 were revised. The frequencies of hospitalized N...

Neurocysticercosis May No Longer Be a Public Health Problem in Mexico

The Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) of the World Health Organization in its 25th session in June 2002 endorsed the ‘‘Disease Entry/Exit Strategy’’ within the TDR research portfolio [1]. Here we are using this concept to show how neurocysticercosis (NCC) ‘‘entered’’ as a public health problem and provide data to support why i...

Depression in late life: a hidden public health problem for Mexico?

Depression is one of the most important causes of disability in the world, causes considerable suffering, and problems associated with depression are extremely costly to society. Depression is one of the most common and debilitating illnesses of older people that is frequently overlooked. The most recent epidemiological study in Mexico estimated the lifetime prevalence of major depressive episo...

Epidemiology of Neurocysticercosis in Mexico: From a Public Health Problem to Its Control