Epilepsy and Neurocysticercosis in rural areas of the Bolivian Chaco: What has changed during the last 30 years?

This is the first study re-assessing the prevalence of NCC among PWE after 30 years, in the same rural area and using a population-based design. T. solium is still endemic in the Bolivian Chaco where more than 20% of EATCS may be attributable to NCC. Our findings show a substantially unchanged prevalence of NCC over the past 30 years despite improved knowledge, underlining the need of active intervention programs to control T. solium transmission in this area.