Fana  Tekilegzi, Feyisa  Bekuma, Dereje  Abera, Misgana  Duguma, 
    Prevalence of Bovine Cysticercosis in Cattle Slaughtered at Gimbi Municipal Abattoir West
Wollega Zone of Oromia Regional State, Western Ethiopia,
    International Journal of Tropical Medicine,
    Volume 16,Issue 1,
    2021,
    Pages 7-14,
    ISSN 1816-3319,
    ijtmed.2021.7.14,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2021.7.14)
    Abstract: Bovine cysticercosis is an infection of cattle
caused by the larval stage, <i>Cysticercus bovis</i> of the human
intestinal cestode, <i>Taenia saginata</i>. It is an infection of
public health significance as eating of raw or undercooked
beef results in taeniasis in human population and an
important cause of economic loss mainly due to
condemnation and downgrading of infected carcasses. A
cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2019
to April 2020 on bovine cysticercosis in cattle slaughtered
at Gimbi Municipal Abattoir with the objectives of
determining the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis,
viability and organ distribution of the cyst. Out of 384
systematically selected slaughtered male cattle a total
of 16 (4.16%) were infected with <i>Cysticercus bovis</i>.
Among positive cases for <i>C. bovis</i> a total of 36 cysts were
collected in which 15 (41.66%) were viable while the rest
21 (58.33%) were died cysts. The anatomical distribution
of cysticerci shows highest proportion in triceps muscle
12 (33.33%), masseter muscle 9 (25%), heart 7 (19.44%),
liver 4 (11.11%) while the lowest in lung and kidney 2
(5.55%). There was no statistical significant difference
(p>0.05) in the prevalence of cysticerosis between the
origin and body condition score of the animals but there
was significant variation (p<0.05) between the age (higher
prevalence in adult 2.8% than in old 1.3% age) and organ
distribution of the cysts of the study animals. With respect
to viable cysts, was show triceps muscle 7(46.66%),
masseter muscle 4(26.66%), heart 2(13.33%), liver and
kidney 1(6.66%) and none in lung 0(0%). In conclusion,
the present study shows that the disease deserves special
attention to safeguard the public health and promote beef
industry in the country. Therefore, appropriate control and
preventive measures should be taken in order to reduce
the disease problem on public health and economic
significance.
    Keywords: Bovine;Cysticercosis;Gimbi municipal abattoir;prevalence