Confirmation of a hyperendemic focus of porcine cysticercosis in Northern Uganda: Prevalence and risk factor analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Taenia solium (T. solium), a neglected zoonotic tapeworm transmitted between humans and pigs, is a leading cause of acquired epilepsy in endemic areas where it is propagated by poor sanitation and pig husbandry practices. The World Health Organisation (WHO) NTD roadmap 2021-2030, recommended that targeted control interventions need to be initiated, and intensified in T. solium hyperendemic areas. Geospatial risk maps have identified Northern Uganda as a potential hyperendemic area. This study aimed to validate these findings and provide contextual evidence to support design and implementation of targeted interventions to control the parasite.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 in four districts of northern Uganda. Blood samples were collected fo

SUBMITTER: Ngwili N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12380272 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature