Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya

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cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorAssociation for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africaen
cg.contributor.donorWellcome Trusten
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierLian Thomas: 0000-0001-8447-1210
cg.creator.identifierEric M. Fèvre: 0000-0001-8931-4986
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-8-234en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1746-6148en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalBMC Veterinary Researchen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriAGRI-HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriEMERGING DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriEPIDEMIOLOGYen
cg.subject.ilriPIGSen
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen
cg.volume8en
dc.contributor.authorEshitera, E.E.en
dc.contributor.authorGithigia, S.M.en
dc.contributor.authorKitala, P.en
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Lian F.en
dc.contributor.authorFèvre, Eric M.en
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, L.J.en
dc.contributor.authorMwihia, E.W.en
dc.contributor.authorOtieno, R.O.en
dc.contributor.authorOjiambo, F.en
dc.contributor.authorMaingi, N.en
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-10T11:35:47Zen
dc.date.available2013-03-10T11:35:47Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/27691
dc.titlePrevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenyaen
dcterms.abstractTaenia solium is an important zoonosis in many developing countries. Cysticercosis poses a serious public health risk and leads to economic losses to the pig production industry. Due to scarcity of data on the epidemiology of porcine cysticercosis in Kenya, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors for porcine cysticercosis within Homa Bay district. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 2010, and a total of 392 pigs were recruited in a household survey, with all being tested by ante-mortem lingual palpation (together with questionnaire data on pig production, occurrence and transmission of porcine cysticercosis, risk factors and awareness of porcine cysticercosis collected from the households from which pigs were sampled). Sufficient serum was collected from 232 of the pigs to be tested for the presence of circulating parasite antigen using a monoclonal antibody-based sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Ag-ELISA). Results Seventy six pigs were found positive by the Ag-ELISA (32.8%, 95% C.I. 26.8-39.2%), while by tongue inspection cysticerci were detected in 22/ 392 pigs (5.6% 95% C.I. 3.6-8.4%). The most important risk factor for porcine cysticercosis in the Homa Bay area was for pigs to belong to a farm where latrine use by members of the household was not evident (OR = 1.9, 95% CI = 1.13–2.37). Conclusion The present findings indicate that porcine cysticercosis is endemic in Homa Bay District, and that latrine provision, in conjunction with free-range pig keeping contributes significantly to porcine cysticercosis transmission.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEshitera, E.E., Githigia, S.M., Kitala, P., Thomas, L.F., Fèvre, E.M., Harrison, L.J., Mwihia, E.W., Otieno, R.O., Ojiambo, F. and Maingi, N. 2012. Prevalence of porcine cysticercosis and associated risk factors in Homa Bay District, Kenya. BMC Veterinary Research 8:234en
dcterms.issued2012
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.subjectepidemiologyen
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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