Palpable lingual cysts, a possible indicator of porcine cysticercosis, in Teso District, Western Kenya

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 206-212

  Mutua, Florence K ^a   Randolph, Thomas F ^b   Arimi, Samuel M ^a   Kitala, Philiph M ^a   Githigia, Samuel M ^a   Willingham, Arve L ^c   Njeruh, Francis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Lingual cysts; Swine; Taenia solium; Taeniosis

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 34547174402     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Sarti E, Schantz PM, Planearte A, Wilson M, Gutierrez O, Lopez A, Roberts J, Flisser A. Prevalence and risk factors for Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis in humans and pigs in a village in Morelos, Mexico. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1992;46:677-684.
2. Garcia H, Pretell EJ, Gilman RH, Martinez SM, Moulton LH, Del Brutto OH, Herrera G, Evan CA, Gonzales AE. A trial of antiparasitic treatment to reduce the rate of seizures due to cerebral cysticercosis. N Eng J Med. 2004;350:249-258.
3. Tsang VC, Wilson M. Taenia solium cysticercosis. An under-recognized but serious public health problem. Parasitol Today. 1995;11:124-126.
4. Zoli A, Oliver S, Assana E, Pierre J, Dorney P, Brandt J, Geerts S. Regional status, epidemiology and impact of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Western and Central Africa. Acta Trop. 2003;87:35-42.
5. th Ann Meet ENRECA Livest Res Proj Eastern Southern Africa. Lusaka, Zambia. 2002:30.
6. Sciutto E, Martinez J, Villalobos N, Hernandex M, Jose M, Beltran C, Rodarte F, Flores I, Bobadilla JR, Fragosso G, Parhhouse M, Harrison L, de Aluja A, Limitations of current diagnostic procedure for diagnosis of Taenia solium cysticercosis in rural pigs. Vet Parasitol. 1998;79:299-313.
7. Ngowi H, Kassuku A, Maeda G, Boa M, Carabin H, Willingham AL. Risk factors for prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in Mbulu District, Tanzania. Vet Parasitol. 2004;120:275-283.
8. Phiri IK, Dorney P, Gabriel S, Willingham A, Speybroeck N, Vercruysse J. The prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia. Vet Parasitol. 2002;108:31-39.
9. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing 1986-2000. Republic of Kenya, Department of Livestock Production, Animal Production Division. Annual Reports.
10. Government of Kenya, Ministry of Finance and Planning. Effective management for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. Teso District Development Plan (2002-2008).
11. Phiri IK, Ngowi H, Afonso S, Matega E, Boa M, Mukaratirwa S, Githigia SM, Saimo MK, Sikasunge CS, Maingi N, Lubega GW, Kassuku A, Michael LM, Siziya S, Krecek RC, Noormahomed E, Vilhena M, Dorney P, Willingham AL. The emergence of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Africa as a serious agricultural problem and public health risk. Acta Tropica. 2003;87:25-33.
12. Dohoo I, Martin W, Stryhn H. Veterinary Epidemiologic Research. University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada: AVC Publishers; 2003:163-174, 335-386.
13. Martin S, Allan H, Preben W. Veterinary Epidemiology: Principles and Methods. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press; 1987:32-45.
14. Hosmer DW, Lemeshow S. Applied Logistic Regression. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons Inc; 1989:82-133.
15. Ruiz A. Prevalence and control of taeniosis and cysticercosis, a global perspective. Proc Int Workshop Cysticercosis. Onderstepoort, South Africa. 1997:1-18.
16. Mafojane NA, Appleton C, Krecek RC, Michael LM, Willingham AL. The status of neurocysticercosis in Eastern and Southern Africa. Acta Tropica. 2003;87:25-33.
17. Otwelo J. An overview of Cysticercus cellulosae in Kenya. A presentation during a cysticercosis workshop in Arusha, Tanzania. April 19-22, 2002.
18. Lekule F, Kyvsgaard N. Improving pig husbandry in tropical resource-poor communities. Acta Trop. 2003;87:111-117.
19. Rodriguez-Hildago R, Benitez-Ortiz W, Dorney P, Geerts S, Geysen D, Ron-Roman J, Proana-Parez F, Chavez-Larrea MA, Barrionueva-Samaniego M, Celi-Erazo M, Vizcaino-Ordonez L, Brandt J. Taeniosis/cysticercosis in man and in animals in the Sierra of Northern Ecuador. Vet Parasitol. 2003;118:51-60.
20. Craig P, Rogan MT, Allan JC. Detection, screening and community epidemiology of taeniid cestode zoonoses: cystic echinococcosis, alveolar echinococcosis and neurocysticercosis. Adv Parasitol. 1996;38:169-250.
21. Onah DN, Chiejina SN, Taenia solium cysticercosis and human taeniasis in the Nsukabarea of Enugu State, Nigeria. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1995;89:399-407.
22. Boa ME, Bogh HO, Kassuku AA, Nanzen P. The prevalence of T. solium metacestodes in pigs in northern Tanzania. J Helminthol. 1995;67:113-117.
23. Gonzalez AE, Cama V, Gilman RH, Tsang VC, Pitcher JB, Chevera A, Castro M, Montenegro T, Verastegui M, Miranda E. Prevalence and comparison of serological assays, necropsy, and tongue examination for the diagnosis of porcine cysticercosis in Peru. AmJ Trop Med Hyg. 1990;43:194-199.
24. Government of Kenya. The Animal Diseases Act, 1972. Chapter 364. Revised Edition. Printed and published by the Government Printer.