Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya

BMC Veterinary Research

Ndichu Maingi¹  Fred Ojiambo²  Richard O Otieno²  Evalyn W Mwihia²  Leslie JS Harrison³  Eric M Fèvre⁴  Lian F Thomas⁴  Philip Kitala¹  Samuel M Githigia²  Eric E Eshitera¹ 

[1]Department of Public Health Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053, 00625, Nairobi, Kenya

[2]Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053, 00625, Nairobi, Kenya

[3]Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK

[4]International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya

关键词: Kenya;    Prevalence;    Porcine;    Cysticercosis;    Taenia solium;   

Others  :  1119653
DOI  :  10.1186/1746-6148-8-234

 received in 2012-06-13, accepted in 2012-11-27,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Taenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig production industry. Due to scarcity of data on the epidemiology of porcine cysticercosis in Kenya, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors for porcine cysticercosis within Homa Bay district. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2010, and a total of 392 pigs were recruited in a household survey, with all being tested by ante-mortem lingual palpation (together with questionnaire data on pig production, occurrence and transmission of porcine cysticercosis, risk factors and awareness of porcine cysticercosis collected from the households from which pigs were sampled). Sufficient serum was collected from 232 of the pigs to be tested for the presence of circulating parasite antigen using a monoclonal antibody-based sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Ag-ELISA).

Results

Seventy six pigs were found positive by the Ag-ELISA (32.8%, 95% C.I. 26.8-39.2%), while by tongue inspection cysticerci were detected in 22/ 392 pigs (5.6% 95% C.I. 3.6-8.4%).

The most important risk factor for porcine cysticercosis in the Homa Bay area was for pigs to belong to a farm where latrine use by members of the household was not evident (OR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.13–2.37).

Conclusion

The present findings indicate that porcine cysticercosis is endemic in Homa Bay District, and that latrine provision, in conjunction with free-range pig keeping contributes significantly to porcine cysticercosis transmission.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Eshitera et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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