Scenario of porcine cysticercosis and human taeniasis in Maharashtra State, India

Authors

VILAS VAIDYA
ASHISH PATURKAR
RAVINDRA ZENDE
MUKULESH GATNE
DHANANJAY DIGHE
RUPESH WAGHMARE
SHILPA LAXMANRAO MOON
SUJATA BHAVE
PRIYANKA JADHAV
NILAM WAVHAL

DOI

10.3906/vet-1707-23

Abstract

Cysticercosis/taeniasis is one of the neglected parasitic zoonoses in developing countries like India. A study was conducted for a period of 7 years from 2010 to 2017 during which 13,596 pig and 1238 human samples were screened to learn the exact scenario of cysticercosis/taeniasis in the different regions of Maharashtra State. Prevalence of cysticercosis/taeniasis in pigs and humans was recorded using various diagnostic methods such as meat inspection and serological methods involving ELISA. The overall prevalence of cysticercosis in pigs was found to be 0.88% by postmortem examination and 0.9% by PCR assay, whereas prevalence of taeniasis in humans was 3.15% by ELISA and 2.04% by PCR. As compared to the previous reports from the state, the findings of the present study revealed a lowered prevalence of the disease in both the human and the pig population. It was concluded that the declining trend of cysticercosis in Maharashtra State was the outcome of the implementation of appropriate and sustainable public health interventions achieved through demonstrations and the distribution of booklets in the vernacular language.

Keywords

Cysticercosis, pigs, humans, postmortem, PCR assay, ELISA

First Page

353

Last Page

358

Recommended Citation

VAIDYA, VILAS; PATURKAR, ASHISH; ZENDE, RAVINDRA; GATNE, MUKULESH; DIGHE, DHANANJAY; WAGHMARE, RUPESH; MOON, SHILPA LAXMANRAO; BHAVE, SUJATA; JADHAV, PRIYANKA; and WAVHAL, NILAM (2018) "Scenario of porcine cysticercosis and human taeniasis in Maharashtra State, India," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 42: No. 4, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1707-23
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol42/iss4/17