%0 Journal Article
%T Current Status of Prevalence, Possible Control and Risk Factors Associated with Porcine Cysticercosis from Endemic Countries in Africa
%A Seria Masole Shonyela
%A Guilian Yang
%A Chunfeng Wang
%J World Journal of Vaccines
%P 53-80
%@ 2160-5823
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjv.2018.83006
%X Porcine cysticercosis (PC) caused by <i>Taenia solium</i> larvae is continuing being an important zoonotic neglected disease in many developing countries, is responsible for severe health disorders such as seizures and death in human and it poses a serious public health risk. In general estimated prevalence for porcine cysticercosis by Ag-ELISA was 29.7% (95% CI [4.8 - 58.2]), by EITB was 24.7% (95% CI [9.2 - 38.2]), by Tongue examination was 9.4% (95% CI [0.2 - 13.2]), and by postmortem examination was 15% (95% CI [0.2 - 27.4]). Average seroprevalence of human cysticercosis by circulating antibody detection (Ab-ELISA) was ranged from 1.3% to 45.3%. Average seroprevalence of human cysticercosis by circulating <i>T. solium</i> antigen detection (Ag-ELISA) was ranged from 4.6% to 11.9%. Average seroprevalence of human cysticercosis by EITB was ranged from 6.9% to 16.7%. Average prevalence of human cysticercosis by CT scan was ranged from 23.2% to 54.6%. A fundamental factor in the occurrence of infections in most of the article was lack of health education to the community on <i>T. solium</i>, cysticercosis and taeniasis complex as the key towards control and eradication. The major causal factors of the disease occurrence were free roaming pigs and poor sanitary conditions.
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%K Taenia solium&lt
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%K Cysticercosis
%K Prevalence
%K Risk Factors
%K Pig Management
%K Africa
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=86875