Browsing by Subject "Abattoir surveillance"

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Emergence of Cysticercosis, a neglected meat-borne notifiable zoonosis in Thika sub county of Kiambu county, Kenya

Nguhiu, P.N.; Kabuage, L.W.; Warutere, P.N.; Kabui, K.K.; Kanina, P.M. (International Scholars Journals Publishing Corporation, 2019)

The tapeworm Taenia solium, transmitted between humans and pigs, affects millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The young form of the tape worm causes a tissue infection called cysticercosis and a specific effect ...
Seroprevalence of Porcine Cysticercosis and Associated Risk Factors in Pigs Slaughtered in Abattoirs in Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya

Nguhiu, Purity; Kamau, Lucy; Kelvin, Kinyua; Matonge, Paul (David Publishing, 2017)

Taenia solium is an important food-borne pathogen worldwide and is emerging as a serious public health risk in both rural and urban communities where pigs are raised and consumed. Adult tapeworms are found in the intestines ...