Okafor F C
Department of Zoology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Angew Parasitol. 1988 Apr;29(1):25-30.
The incidence of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in cattle slaughtered for meat in Imo State, Nigeria, is reported. Examination of organs of 2,456 cattle in 8 abattoirs in both rural and urban parts of the state reveals that 642 (26.14%) were infected with Cysticercus bovis. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of infection in cattle slaughtered for the urban and rural communities. An inverse relationship between the ages of the animal and prevalence of infection with C. bovis was also recorded (r = -0.8352, P less than 0.05). No significant difference in prevalence rates was recorded between the sexes. The public health implication of the findings is discussed.
报告了尼日利亚伊莫州用于肉类屠宰的牛中牛带绦虫囊尾蚴病的发病率。对该州城乡8个屠宰场的2456头牛的器官进行检查后发现，642头（26.14%）感染了牛囊尾蚴。供城市和农村社区屠宰的牛的感染率没有显著差异。还记录到动物年龄与牛囊尾蚴感染率之间呈负相关（r = -0.8352，P < 0.05）。不同性别之间的感染率没有显著差异。讨论了这些发现对公共卫生的影响。
