Prevalence and economic implications of Taenia solium taeniasis and cysticercosis in Uttar Pradesh State of India
Pathak, K.M.; Gaur, S.N.
Acta Leidensia 57(2): 197-200
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-1362 PMID: 2488998 Document Number: 327945
From 1980 to 1985, 3550 pigs, 530 cattle, 370 buffalo, 1850 sheep and 2100 goats of different breeds, age and sex from different parts of Uttar Pradesh State, India, were screened for the presence of cysticerci. Economic losses due to condemnation of affected meat were calculated. The overall incidence in pigs was 9.3%. Indigenous breeds brought from rural areas had the highest infection rate (8.9%). Cysticerci were commonly observed in the muscles of fore and hind limbs, tongue, neck and brain but a few cysts were also seen in other organs including, heart, kidneys and spleen. No statistical difference in the rate of infection with regards to age and sex was recorded. Sheep, goats, cattle and buffalo were negative. Also 600 human faecal samples screened for the presence of adult T. solium revealed 2% infection.