Porcine cysticercosis in southeast Uganda: Seroprevalence in kamuli and kaliro districts

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dc.creatorWaiswa, C.
dc.creatorFèvre, Eric M.
dc.creatorNsadha, Zachary
dc.creatorSikasunge, C.S.
dc.creatorWillingham, Arve Lee
dc.date2009
dc.date2015-03-25T09:09:39Z
dc.date2015-03-25T09:09:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:53:05Z
dc.descriptionThe recent recognition of neurocysticercosis as a major cause of epilepsy in Uganda and changes in pig demography have lead to a need to better understand the basic epidemiology ofTaenia soliuminfections in pigs and humans. Human exposure is a function of the size of the animal reservoir of this zoonosis. This is the first field survey for porcine cysticercosis to investigate the prevalence of antigen-positive pigs across an entire rural district of south-east Uganda. In our field surveys, 8.6% of 480 pigs screened were seropositive for the parasite by B158/B60 Ag-ELISA. In addition, of the 528 homesteads surveyed 138 (26%) did not have pit latrines indicating a high probability of pigs having access to human faeces and thusT. soliumeggs. This study thus indicates the need for better data on this neglected zoonotic disease in Uganda, with a particular emphasis on the risk factors for infection in both pigs and humans. In this regard, further surveys of pigs, seroprevalence surveys in humans and an understanding of cysticercosis-related epilepsy are required, together with risk-factor studies for human and porcine infections.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/61872
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/136060
dc.languageen
dc.publisherHindawi Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceJournal of Parasitology Research;2009(2009).
dc.subjectanimal diseases
dc.subjectswine
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.titlePorcine cysticercosis in southeast Uganda: Seroprevalence in kamuli and kaliro districts
dc.typeJournal Article

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