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Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar
Neurocysticercosis is recognized as an important health issue in the Malagasy population. To date, investigations into prevalence of infection with the causative agent, Taenia solium, in the parasite's natural animal intermediate hosts, have relied on serological methods which have been found t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10478050/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37496390 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023000653 |
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author | Mananjara, Diana Edithe Andria Rakotoarinoro, Mihajamanana Rakotoarison, Valisoa C. Raliniaina, Modestine Razafindraibe, Nivohanitra P. Ravonirina, Claudia Randriamparany, Tantely Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, Harentsoaniaina Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël Cardinale, Eric Lightowlers, Marshall W. Donadeu, Meritxell Mwape, Kabemba E. |
author_facet | Mananjara, Diana Edithe Andria Rakotoarinoro, Mihajamanana Rakotoarison, Valisoa C. Raliniaina, Modestine Razafindraibe, Nivohanitra P. Ravonirina, Claudia Randriamparany, Tantely Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, Harentsoaniaina Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël Cardinale, Eric Lightowlers, Marshall W. Donadeu, Meritxell Mwape, Kabemba E. |
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description | Neurocysticercosis is recognized as an important health issue in the Malagasy population. To date, investigations into prevalence of infection with the causative agent, Taenia solium, in the parasite's natural animal intermediate hosts, have relied on serological methods which have been found to be non-specific. We determined the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis among pigs from a contiguous area of the Betafo and Mandoto administrative districts, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar. One hundred and four slaughter-weight pigs were examined by detailed necropsy examination including slicing of the heart, tongue, masseter muscles, diaphragm and carcase musculature. Thirty-seven animals (35.6%) were found infected with T. solium, representing one of the highest rates of infection ever reported, worldwide. These findings highlight the importance of T. solium in Madagascar and support the need for increased efforts to prevent the parasite's transmission to reduce its burden on the health of the Malagasy population. |
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spelling | pubmed-104780502023-09-06 Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar Mananjara, Diana Edithe Andria Rakotoarinoro, Mihajamanana Rakotoarison, Valisoa C. Raliniaina, Modestine Razafindraibe, Nivohanitra P. Ravonirina, Claudia Randriamparany, Tantely Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, Harentsoaniaina Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël Cardinale, Eric Lightowlers, Marshall W. Donadeu, Meritxell Mwape, Kabemba E. Parasitology Research Article Neurocysticercosis is recognized as an important health issue in the Malagasy population. To date, investigations into prevalence of infection with the causative agent, Taenia solium, in the parasite's natural animal intermediate hosts, have relied on serological methods which have been found to be non-specific. We determined the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis among pigs from a contiguous area of the Betafo and Mandoto administrative districts, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar. One hundred and four slaughter-weight pigs were examined by detailed necropsy examination including slicing of the heart, tongue, masseter muscles, diaphragm and carcase musculature. Thirty-seven animals (35.6%) were found infected with T. solium, representing one of the highest rates of infection ever reported, worldwide. These findings highlight the importance of T. solium in Madagascar and support the need for increased efforts to prevent the parasite's transmission to reduce its burden on the health of the Malagasy population. Cambridge University Press 2023-08 2023-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10478050/ /pubmed/37496390 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023000653 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mananjara, Diana Edithe Andria Rakotoarinoro, Mihajamanana Rakotoarison, Valisoa C. Raliniaina, Modestine Razafindraibe, Nivohanitra P. Ravonirina, Claudia Randriamparany, Tantely Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo, Harentsoaniaina Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphaël Cardinale, Eric Lightowlers, Marshall W. Donadeu, Meritxell Mwape, Kabemba E. Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar |
title | Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar |
title_full | Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar |
title_fullStr | Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar |
title_full_unstemmed | Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar |
title_short | Confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of Madagascar |
title_sort | confirmation by necropsy of a high prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in a rural district of madagascar |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10478050/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37496390 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182023000653 |
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