Aprovechando la celebración del Día Mundial de la Alimentación, el Foro de la Alimentación Qcom.es ha organizado la presentación del libro "La alimentación del Siglo XXI: un objetivo común basado en la evidencia científica", en el que han colaborado Agrifood Comunicación, la Fundación Española de la Nutrición (FEN), la Sociedad Española de Nutrición Comunitaria (SENC), la Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN) y la Fundación Española del Corazón (FEC).

How much does the cysticercosis cost in the beef sector in Catalonia?
In a study conducted at IRTA-CReSA by Minerva Laranjo on the cost of cysticercosis in the beef sector in Catalonia during the period 2013-2015, it concludes that it was 142,000 euros / year.
Cysticercosis (the beef is the intermediate host of the parasite in the muscle) or teniasis (humans are the definitive host in the intestine), has a total cost of 155,000 euros / year, of which 142,000 euros / year is for Meat sector and 13,000 euros / year the associated cost for the people affected.
Both, at the sectoral and human health level, cysticercosis / teniasis has a very low incidence in slaughterhouses (0.01%) and in the population (41 to 63 cases / year).
With regard to the total turnover of the sector, the cost it represents is low, with the departure of the cost of more incidence due to post-mortem inspections (82% of the cost and supported by health authorities), followed by the losses derived from seizure and freezing of carcass (9.4%, supported by the meat sector) and the cost associated with teniasis in people (8.6%).
For more information: http://www.cresa.cat/blogs/sociedad/es/quant-ens-costa-la-cisticercosi-bovina/