Nexus between prevalence of Taenia solium (Cysticercus cellulosae) in pigs and retrospective study of humans cysticercosis cases in Benin hospitals

Abstract The cysticercosis is a major zoonotic disease in many developing countries. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and to identify potential risk factors associated and their seroprevalence as well in Benin. The tongue palpation was performed on 4150 pigs from the pig farmers were randomly selected to diagnose cysticercosis and to assess the risk factors associated. In slaughterhouses, 792 pigs were inspected. Serum samples from 460 pigs were tested of the presence of Taenia solium cysticercosis using the HP10 antigen-ELISA (Ag-ELISA). A logistic regression model with a 95% confidence interval was used to analyse the main risk factors associated. The tongue palpation revealed a prevalence of 4.79% at the level of slaughterhouses versus 7.82% in the post-mortem inspection. The Ag-ELISA revealed that more than 40% of the pigs were positive. The risk factors identified were the origin area of pigs, the history of cysticercosis in the farms, the presence or absence of a latrine, the pig-farming systems, the age class of pigs and the source of watering. In addition, 34.48% individuals was tested for taenia versus 13.79% for cysticercosis in the hospitals surveyed. Our results showed the major revelation of porcine cysticercosis and its very high level of risk for a public health in all departments of Benin. Therefore, this study suggests the need to continue epidemiological and sociological surveys with a "One Health" approach in order to design and implement effective control measures in this country of high consumption of pigs..

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

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Veterinary research communications - 48(2023), 2 vom: 18. Dez., Seite 1083-1096

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Englisch

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Tassou, Wassiou Abdou [VerfasserIn]
Attindéhou, Sabbas [VerfasserIn]
Gbati, Oubri Bassa [VerfasserIn]
Adjassin, Josias Steve [VerfasserIn]
Salifou, Sahidou [VerfasserIn]

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Benin
Cysticercosis
Pigs
Prevalence
Risk factors
Zoonosis

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10.1007/s11259-023-10281-0

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SPR055443303