Cysticercus bovis in cattle slaughtered in North Egypt: Overestimation by the visual inspection method.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization list Taenia saginata, a foodborne cestode, as the most widely distributed human tapeworm worldwide. The larval stage of T. saginata, Cysticercus bovis, causes cysticercosis in bovines and infects humans who eat raw or undercooked beef. The existing detection methods of C. bovis in cattle depend on the visual inspection of meat. This study aimed to confirm the identification of C. bovis through visual inspection at the slaughterhouses in North Egypt with a molecular diagnosis.

Materials and methods

A total of 687 locally bred cattle (Baladi), including 428 cows and 259 buffaloes, slaughtered in four slaughterhouses in North Egypt from April 2018 to Feb

SUBMITTER: El-Sayad MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7896899 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature