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
(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
(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 ...