Testing pigs of non-technified rearing farms for serum antibodies against Taenia solium in a region of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil

作者：Rossi Gabriel A M^*; Almeida Henrique M S; Guimaraes Peixoto Rafaella P M; Acevedo Nieto Emilio C; Pinto Paulo S A; Vidal Ana Maria C; Mathias Luis A; Oliveira Luis G

来源：Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira, 2016, 36(3): 141-144.

DOI：10.1590/S0100-736X2016000300001

• Taenia solium
• cysticercosis
• epidemiology
• public health
• tapeworm
• zoonosis

Taenia solium is a zoonotic tapeworm of great importance in developing countries, due to the occurrence of human taeniasis and cysticercosis. Pigs have an important role in the biological cycle of the parasite as intermediate hosts. The scientific literature has been describing risk factors associated with the occurrence of this disease that must be avoided in countries with poor sanitation, in order to reduce the exposure of swine to the parasite eggs. This research focused on testing pigs of non-technified rearing farms for serum antibodies against Taenia sollium in the region of Jaboticabal municipality, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The found prevalence was 6.82% (CI 95% 4.18 - 9.45) at animal level and 28.87% (CI 95 A) 16.74 - 40.40) at herd level. These figures are probably associated with low technification adoption during animal rearing in the studied area, which increased the exposure of the animals to risk factors associated with the occurrence of Taenia solium complex. The results found based on serological evidences of swine cysticercosis in the studied region serves as a warning to public sanitary authorities to improve public health and control T. sollium.

• 出版日期2016-3
• 单位Univ Estadual Paulista