Public health implications of bovine Cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at Dilla municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia

A cross sectional study was conducted during November 2013 to June 2014 to estimate the prevalence of Cysticercosis from abattoir survey and Taeniasis within the society found in and around Dilla town. Active abattoir survey and questionnaire survey were performed to accomplish the study. Of the tot...

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Autores principales: Fikadu Tesfaye, Jemere Bekele, Mesele Abera, Nebyou Moje
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e5b1c911b7344fd0aa8d7ac28b4286b02021-12-02T18:25:46ZPublic health implications of bovine Cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at Dilla municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia2789-360X2789-3618https://doaj.org/article/e5b1c911b7344fd0aa8d7ac28b4286b02020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.hu.edu.et/hu-journals/index.php/eajbcs/article/view/88/70https://doaj.org/toc/2789-360Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2789-3618A cross sectional study was conducted during November 2013 to June 2014 to estimate the prevalence of Cysticercosis from abattoir survey and Taeniasis within the society found in and around Dilla town. Active abattoir survey and questionnaire survey were performed to accomplish the study. Of the total of 400 inspected cattle carcasses, 17 had varying number of C. bovis giving an overall prevalence of 4.25% (17/400). The prevalence of Cysticercus bovis showed significant difference (p<0.05) between male and female cattle. However, there was no significant difference (p>0.05)in the prevalence of Cysticercus bovis among the different Origins, breed, body condition score and age. Anatomical distribution of the cyst showed that highest proportions of C. bovis cyst were observed in shoulder muscle and tongue (29.41%), followed by, masseter muscle (23.53%), heart (11.76%) and liver (5.88%). Of the total 69 interviewed respondents, 57.79% (40/69) had contracted T.saginata infection. The majority of the respondent had an experience of row meat consumption as a result of traditional and cultural practice. The findings of this study including prevalence of C. bovis and questionnaire survey of taeniasis prevalence indicated the importance of Cysticercosis and Taeniasis in public health aspects. Therefore, due attention should be given to the public awareness and strict routine meat inspection in order to safe guard the public healthFikadu TesfayeJemere BekeleMesele Abera Nebyou MojeHawassa Universityarticleactive abattoir survey; cysticercus bovis; dilla town; taeniasis; questionnaire surveyVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ScienceQENEast African Journal of Biophysical and Computational Sciences, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 54-61 (2020)
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topic active abattoir survey; cysticercus bovis; dilla town; taeniasis; questionnaire survey
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spellingShingle active abattoir survey; cysticercus bovis; dilla town; taeniasis; questionnaire survey
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Fikadu Tesfaye
Jemere Bekele
Mesele Abera
Nebyou Moje
Public health implications of bovine Cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at Dilla municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia
description A cross sectional study was conducted during November 2013 to June 2014 to estimate the prevalence of Cysticercosis from abattoir survey and Taeniasis within the society found in and around Dilla town. Active abattoir survey and questionnaire survey were performed to accomplish the study. Of the total of 400 inspected cattle carcasses, 17 had varying number of C. bovis giving an overall prevalence of 4.25% (17/400). The prevalence of Cysticercus bovis showed significant difference (p<0.05) between male and female cattle. However, there was no significant difference (p>0.05)in the prevalence of Cysticercus bovis among the different Origins, breed, body condition score and age. Anatomical distribution of the cyst showed that highest proportions of C. bovis cyst were observed in shoulder muscle and tongue (29.41%), followed by, masseter muscle (23.53%), heart (11.76%) and liver (5.88%). Of the total 69 interviewed respondents, 57.79% (40/69) had contracted T.saginata infection. The majority of the respondent had an experience of row meat consumption as a result of traditional and cultural practice. The findings of this study including prevalence of C. bovis and questionnaire survey of taeniasis prevalence indicated the importance of Cysticercosis and Taeniasis in public health aspects. Therefore, due attention should be given to the public awareness and strict routine meat inspection in order to safe guard the public health
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author Fikadu Tesfaye
Jemere Bekele
Mesele Abera
Nebyou Moje
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Jemere Bekele
Mesele Abera
Nebyou Moje
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title Public health implications of bovine Cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at Dilla municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia
title_short Public health implications of bovine Cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at Dilla municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia
title_full Public health implications of bovine Cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at Dilla municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia
title_fullStr Public health implications of bovine Cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at Dilla municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Public health implications of bovine Cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at Dilla municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia
title_sort public health implications of bovine cysticercosis from cattle slaughtered at dilla municipal abattoir, southern ethiopia
publisher Hawassa University
publishDate 2020
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