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Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana

In this study, the seroprevalence of the intestinal worms Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis in humans and pigs was assessed. A cross-sectional serological study design was performed. Blood samples were collected from 322 humans and 245 pigs used in the study. These were tested for markers of an...

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Autores principales: Addo, Henry Ofosu, Majekodunmi, Ayodele O., Sampane-Donkor, Eric, Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence Henry, Opare, David, Owusu-Okyere, Godfred, Amegah, Kingsley Ebenezer, Bimi, Langbong
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Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34660777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1031965
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author Addo, Henry Ofosu
Majekodunmi, Ayodele O.
Sampane-Donkor, Eric
Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence Henry
Opare, David
Owusu-Okyere, Godfred
Amegah, Kingsley Ebenezer
Bimi, Langbong
author_facet Addo, Henry Ofosu
Majekodunmi, Ayodele O.
Sampane-Donkor, Eric
Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence Henry
Opare, David
Owusu-Okyere, Godfred
Amegah, Kingsley Ebenezer
Bimi, Langbong
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description In this study, the seroprevalence of the intestinal worms Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis in humans and pigs was assessed. A cross-sectional serological study design was performed. Blood samples were collected from 322 humans and 245 pigs used in the study. These were tested for markers of antibodies for Taenia solium and Trichinella spp. Demographic data such as sex, age, education, pig farming practices, and water source used were also obtained. An overall seroprevalence of 3.1% was recorded for Taenia solium in humans. There was also a statistical association between pig management system employed by pig farmers and seropositivity to Taenia solium (p = 0.005). Factors such as mode of waste disposal (p = 0.003) and water source used statistically correlated with Taenia solium seroprevalence among humans. For the pig samples, a Taenia solium seroprevalence of 24.9% was recorded. All the pig samples which tested positive for Taenia solium were reared on the free-ranged system. This study also recorded a seroprevalence of 0.31% for Trichinella spp. for humans and a seroprevalence of 4.5% for Trichinella spp. for pigs. Again, all the samples that showed serological evidence of Trichinella spp. among pigs came from those pigs which were raised on the free-ranged system. Proper pig management practice is a very important tool for controlling these intestinal parasites in both humans and animals. This study recommends public health education among the general public and good pig farming practices.
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spelling pubmed-85196752021-10-16 Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana Addo, Henry Ofosu Majekodunmi, Ayodele O. Sampane-Donkor, Eric Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence Henry Opare, David Owusu-Okyere, Godfred Amegah, Kingsley Ebenezer Bimi, Langbong Biomed Res Int Research Article In this study, the seroprevalence of the intestinal worms Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis in humans and pigs was assessed. A cross-sectional serological study design was performed. Blood samples were collected from 322 humans and 245 pigs used in the study. These were tested for markers of antibodies for Taenia solium and Trichinella spp. Demographic data such as sex, age, education, pig farming practices, and water source used were also obtained. An overall seroprevalence of 3.1% was recorded for Taenia solium in humans. There was also a statistical association between pig management system employed by pig farmers and seropositivity to Taenia solium (p = 0.005). Factors such as mode of waste disposal (p = 0.003) and water source used statistically correlated with Taenia solium seroprevalence among humans. For the pig samples, a Taenia solium seroprevalence of 24.9% was recorded. All the pig samples which tested positive for Taenia solium were reared on the free-ranged system. This study also recorded a seroprevalence of 0.31% for Trichinella spp. for humans and a seroprevalence of 4.5% for Trichinella spp. for pigs. Again, all the samples that showed serological evidence of Trichinella spp. among pigs came from those pigs which were raised on the free-ranged system. Proper pig management practice is a very important tool for controlling these intestinal parasites in both humans and animals. This study recommends public health education among the general public and good pig farming practices. Hindawi 2021-10-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8519675/ /pubmed/34660777 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1031965 Text en Copyright © 2021 Henry Ofosu Addo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Addo, Henry Ofosu
Majekodunmi, Ayodele O.
Sampane-Donkor, Eric
Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence Henry
Opare, David
Owusu-Okyere, Godfred
Amegah, Kingsley Ebenezer
Bimi, Langbong
Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana
title Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana
title_full Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana
title_fullStr Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana
title_short Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana
title_sort seroprevalence of taenia solium and trichinella spiralis among humans and pigs in ghana
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8519675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34660777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1031965
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