**3. Epidemiology and public health importance of the parasites**

The taeniosis/cysticercosis complex represents a group of zoonoses that are extremely important for public health, and are still endemic in countries of Africa, Asia, and South America (**Table 1**) [22, 23]. In addition to recognition as neglected food-borne zoonotic diseases in many underdeveloped regions, they are also recognized as a significant cause of economic losses in livestock production and pose a danger of spreading in developed countries.
