#Taenia solium# porcine cysticercosis in Madagascar: Comparison of immuno-diagnostic techniques and estimation of the prevalence in pork carcasses traded in Antananarivo city

Porphyre V., Betson M., Rabezanahary H., Mboussou Y., Zafindraibe N.J., Rasamoelina-Andriamanivo H., Costard S., Pfeiffer D.U., Michault A.
2015

Taenia solium cysticercosis was reported in official veterinary and medical statistics to be highly prevalent in pigs and humans in Madagascar, but few estimates are available for pigs. This study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of porcine cysticercosis among pigs slaughtered in Antananarivo abattoirs. Firstly, the diagnostic performance of two antigen-ELISA techniques (B158B60 Ag-ELISA and ...

Organismes nuisibles des animaux