Rare cases of carnivore-transmitted cysticercosis caused by, for
example, T. crassiceps
and T. martis , have been
documented in people in Europe. Furthermore, several lethal
T. martis and
T. crassiceps infections were reported recently for lemurs in zoos
Captive animals can come in contact with faeces of free roaming
wild or captive definitive hosts of taeniid spp. in endemic areas as
fences do not prevent completely intrusion of foxes in wildlife
parks ; in addition, food contaminated with
eggs is, arguably, another probable route of infection for primates
kept in zoos.