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Cysticercosis with central nervous system involvement, or neurocysticercosis, is a leading cause of chronic headaches and epilepsy in endemic regions, including Latin America and Asia. In the United States, the epidemiology of cysticercosis has not been well described. We conducted a cross-section serosurvey of Mexican-American adults residing along the Texas\u2013Mexico border (Starr County, Texas) and identified an overall seroprevalence of 7.4% (45\/605) for cysticercosis. Brain imaging studies conducted on seropositive study participants identified lesions consistent with calcified neurocysticercosis in 2 of the 45 seropositive individuals. Female sex (p = 0.021), employment in healthcare, caregiving, or social service (p = 0.002), and indoor occupation (p &lt; 0.001) were found to be significantly associated with seropositivity. Further study is needed to evaluate the burden of neurocysticercosis and local transmission risk in this community.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/pathogens13110988","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,12]],"date-time":"2024-11-12T08:12:39Z","timestamp":1731399159000},"page":"988","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Cysticercosis in Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1064-8009","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Megan M.","family":"Duffey","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA"},{"name":"National School of Tropical Medicine, Section of Tropical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA"},{"name":"William T. 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