Studies on cysticercosis of small ruminants in Nigeria.
1,132 animals (720 goats and 412 sheep) brought to the Ibadan abbatoir within a six month-period were examined during necropsy for the presence of Cysticercus tenuicollis. C. tenuicollis was found in 20.97% and 23.30% of goats and sheep respectively. In both species, female animals were more predisposed to infection and it appears that adult animals were more susceptible. There was a low degree of infection during the dry season. The economic and public health importance of this disease are discussed.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology*; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*