Neurocysticercosis: Neglected but Not Forgotten
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1 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America, 2 Helminth Immunology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, 3 Departments of Neurology and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, 4 Department of Neurology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States of America, 5 University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 6 Parasitic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 7 Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, University of Texas, Galveston, Texas, United States of America, 8 Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America, 9 Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, 10 Pathology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States of America, 11 Department of Medicine, Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 12 Collaborative Clinical Research Branch, Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, 13 Gastrointestinal Parasites Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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