Fake news in neglected tropical diseases: The case of neurocysticercosis.

Humans are the only definitive host harboring the adult tapeworm stage (acquired by ingesting poorly cooked pork with cysts) and the sole source of cysticercosis infections in humans and pigs (Fig 1). Other prestigious broadcasting media, such as the Chicago Tribune [[4]], also blamed ingestion of "bad pork" as the cause of cysticercosis. Humans are the only hosts for the adult tapeworm and the sole source for cysticercosis infection in humans and pigs. [Extracted from the article]