OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated to pig cysticercosis in a rural community of Veracruz, Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Swine cysticercosis was diagnosed by tongue palpation and circulating antibodies in pigs kept in 178 household backyards. Risk factors were assessed by interviewing owners to collect information on pig breeding conditions and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: None of the 53 pigs studied showed cysts in the tongue, nor antibodies against Taenia solium in Western blot assays. Latrines were available in 91% of the houses and pigs were kept in restrained areas. CONCLUSIONS: The present study shows that pig breeding under restraint with basic hygiene and sanitary conditions, may be effective and practical interventions to restrain Taenia solium in rural communities.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated to pigcysticercosis in a rural community of Veracruz, Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Swinecysticercosis was diagnosed by tongue palpation and circulating antibodies in pigs kept in 178 household backyards. Risk factors were assessed by interviewing owners to collect information on pig breeding conditions and demographic characteristics. RESULTS: None of the 53 pigs studied showed cysts in the tongue, nor antibodies against Taenia solium in Western blot assays. Latrines were available in 91% of the houses and pigs were kept in restrained areas. CONCLUSIONS: The present study shows that pig breeding under restraint with basic hygiene and sanitary conditions, may be effective and practical interventions to restrain Taenia solium in rural communities.
Authors: Adnan Ali Khan Choudhury; James V Conlan; Vanessa Nadine Racloz; Simon Andrew Reid; Stuart D Blacksell; Stanley G Fenwick; Andrew R C Thompson; Boualam Khamlome; Khamphouth Vongxay; Maxine Whittaker Journal: Ecohealth Date: 2013-02-16 Impact factor: 3.184