Veterinary World, Vol.2
(5): 173-176 RESEARCH
Occurence of Cysticercosis in
cattle and buffaloes and Taenia saginata in man in Assiut Governance of
Egypt
*Basem, R. N. Abdo, **Amal S.M.
Sayed, **Asmaa A.A. Hussein, *Mohsen, I. Arafa
* Animal Health Research Institute,
Assiut, Egypt
** Dept. of Animal Hygiene and
zoonoses, Fac. Vet. Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt
Taeniasis is an important foodborne
parasitic disease worldwide. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of
cysticercosis in cattle and buffaloes and discussing its public health
importance in Assiut Governorate, Upper Egypt. The occurrence of cysticercosis
among examined cattle and buffaloes was 1.6 % and 0.8 % respectively. Female
cattle and buffaloes were more susceptible to bovine cysticercosis (2.7% and
1.3%) than males (1.4% & 0.5%), respectively. There was a positive
relationship between the age of the examined animals and the occurrence of
bovine cysticercosis. The higher occurrence was recorded among cattle and
buffaloes above 2 years (2.7% and 0.9%) than those below 2 years (1.1% and
0.6%), respectively. Detailed meat inspection showed to be sensitive (1.6%)
than routine meat inspection (1.4%).Taeniasis was detected in 0.6% of examined
patients with gastroenteritis. The infection rate of taeniasis among males was
1.6 % while, it was not detected in females. In conclusion, results obtained in
this study confirm that cysticercosis is endemic among cattle and buffaloes.
Detailed meat inspection is recommended than routine meat inspection.
Keywords: Foodborne parasite, Cysticercosis,
Taeniasis, Zoonosis.