作者
Isaac K Phiri, Helena Ngowi, Sonia Afonso, Elizabeth Matenga, Mathias Boa, Samson Mukaratirwa, Samuel Githigia, Margaret Saimo, Chummy Sikasunge, Ndichu Maingi, George W Lubega, Ayub Kassuku, Lynne Michael, Seter Siziya, Rosina C Krecek, Emilia Noormahomed, Manuela Vilhena, Pierre Dorny, A Lee Willingham III
发表日期
2003/6/1
来源
Acta tropica
卷号
87
期号
1
页码范围
13-23
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Pig production has increased significantly in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region during the past decade, especially in rural, resource-poor, smallholder communities. Concurrent with the increase in smallholder pig keeping and pork consumption, there have been increasing reports of porcine cysticercosis in the ESA region. This article reviews the findings concerning the presence and impact of porcine cysticercosis in seven of the ESA countries. Most of the reported findings are based on surveys utilising lingual palpation and post-mortem examination, however, some also used serological assays. In Tanzania, community-based studies on porcine cysticercosis indicate a prevalence of 17.4% in the northern highlands district of Mbulu and a prevalence range of 5.1–16.9% in the southern highlands. In Kenya recent surveys in the southwestern part of the country where smallholder pig keeping is popular …
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