dc.contributor.author | Mutua, Florence K | |
dc.contributor.author | Randolph, Thomas E | |
dc.contributor.author | Arimi, Samuel M | |
dc.contributor.author | Kitala, Philiph M | |
dc.contributor.author | Githigia, Samuel M | |
dc.contributor.author | Njeruh, Francis M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-15T09:14:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Swine Health and Production- July and August 2007 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14034 | |
dc.description.abstract | To estimate the prevalence of palpable lingual cysts in pigs in Western Kenya, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, and to study the potential risk factors associated with this clinical finding.
Methods: During a cross-sectional survey, 316 randomly selected small-scale farms were visited, from which a case-control study of 31 case farms and 93 randomly selected control farms was constructed. Information on potential risk factors for Taenia solium cysticercosis-taeniosis was obtained using questionnaires administered via personal interviews
Results: Farm prevalence of palpable lingual cysts was estimated at 9.8% (31 of316) (95% confidence interval [CI], 6.5%-13,1 %). Total number of pigs testing positive was 33, resulting in a pig preva- ' lence of 6.5% (95% CI, 4%-9%), Pigs were kept as a source of income (98%) and for home consumption (2%). Sources of pigs included local purchases (94%; 117 of 124), and purchases from Uganda (6%; seven of 124). Most farmers (95%; 118 of 124) kept their pigs on free range, Pork was sourced from local butcheries (85%) and home slaughtering (15%). Most house¬holds slaughtering pigs at home had their pork "inspected" by household friends (five of nine), Absence oflatrines was more com¬mon in case households (42%; 13 of31) than in controls (18%; 17 of93) (P = ,01; OR = 3,2; 95% CI, 1.2%-8,55).
Implications: Palpable lingual cysts are prevalent in the locally raised pigs of Western Kenya. Further studies using more sensitive diagnostic tests are required to confirm the risk of porcine cysticercosis. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Swine | en |
dc.subject | Taenia solium | en |
dc.subject | Cysticericosis | en |
dc.subject | Taeniosis | en |
dc.subject | Lingual cysts | en |
dc.title | Palpable lingual cysts, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, in Teso District, Western Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiry of Nairobi | en |
local.publisher | Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Universiry of Nairobi | en |
local.publisher | WHO/FAO Collaborating Center for Parasitic Zoonoses, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural Universiry, Frederiksberg, Denmark | en |