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    A hyperendemic focus of Taenia solium transmission in the Banke District of Nepal

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    Sah, K; Poudel, I; Subedi, S; Singh, DK; Cocker, J; Kushwaha, P; Colston, A; Donadeu, M; Lightowlers, MW
    Date
    2017-12-01
    Source Title
    Acta Tropica
    Publisher
    ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Donadeu, Meritxell; Lightowlers, Marshall
    Affiliation
    Veterinary Biosciences
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    Journal Article
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    Sah, K., Poudel, I., Subedi, S., Singh, D. K., Cocker, J., Kushwaha, P., Colston, A., Donadeu, M. & Lightowlers, M. W. (2017). A hyperendemic focus of Taenia solium transmission in the Banke District of Nepal. ACTA TROPICA, 176, pp.78-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.07.022.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/254827
    DOI
    10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.07.022
    NHMRC Grant code
    NHMRC/1105448
    Abstract
    Neurocysticercosis is a major cause of epilepsy in countries where Taenia solium is endemic and the parasite is a major cause of food-borne disease globally. Pigs are the natural intermediate host involved in transmission of the parasite. T. solium is known to be endemic in Nepal, however there is limited reliable data about the prevalence of the disease in Nepal. The aim of this study was to determine accurately the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis in slaughter age pigs in an area of Nepal where pigs are known to be free-roaming. Pigs were obtained from the Udaypur Village Development Committee (VDC) and Hirminiya & Betahani VDC of the Banke district in Nepal. One hundred and ten animals of slaughter age (approximately 8-16 months old) were purchased, slaughtered and the heart, liver, brain and half the body skeletal musculature were sliced using hand knives and the number and viability of T. solium cysts determined. Thirty two of the 110 animals were found to harbour T. solium cysticerci (29%), of which 30 (27%) were found to have viable cysticerci (93% of the infected animals). This is one of the highest prevalences of porcine cysticercosis that has been reported to date from the results of necropsy on randomly selected animals. This study highlights a high rate of transmission of T. solium in the Banke District of Nepal. It encourages further investigation of human and porcine cysticercosis in Nepal, as well as implementation of efforts to reduce transmission of the parasite and the associated human disease.

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