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    CYSTICERCUSBOVIS and TAENIA SAGINATA: PREVALENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE AND COMMUNITY PERCEPTION ABOUT MEAT BORNE ZOONOSIS IN THREE SELECTED DISTRICTS OF WEST SHOA ZONE OF OROMIA REGION, EHIOPIA
    (2014-06) ABATE, WORKU; Dr. Yacob Hailu, Dr. Getachew Terefe
    A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2013 to March 2014 on bovine cysticercosis in cattle slaughtered at Holata, Addis Alem and Ginchi municipal abattoirs in west Shoa zone of Oromia Regional State with the objective of estimates the prevalence of Taenia saginata/cystiercosis, organ distribution, viability of the cysts, associated risk factors and community knowledge about meat-borne zoonosis. Routine meat inspection method and questionnaire survey on conveniently selected respondents in the study areas were used. Out of 600 carcasses examined during the study period in three municipality abattoirs 2.5 % (15/600) were infected with C. bovis. A prevalence of 2.5% (95% CI: 0.3%-4.7%) (5/200), 1.6% (95% CI: 0.2%-3.5%) (3/180), and 3.2% (95% CI: 0.9%-5.5%) (7/220) in Holeta, Addis Alem and Ginchi were observed, respectively. Cysts were found in heart (46.6%), tongue (33.33%) and shoulder muscle (20%). Out of the cysts 46.6 % (7/15) were viable, while 53.3% (8/15) were non-viable. The questionnaire survey revealed that T. saginata/taeniosis is a wide spread problem in these three towns and surrounding rural areas. Out of 110 respondents 63.6% (70/110) had contracted T. saginata. Age, sexe, religion, occupation, education status, raw meat consumption, knowledge about the disease and presence or absence of the latrine was found as potential risk factors of taeniosis. The present study indicate that Taenia saginata/cysticercosis is highly distributed in the study areas warranting professional intervention and community based control programs should be introduced.