Cysticercosis in cattle in Senegal.
The hearts of 51, and the masticatory muscles of another 51 cattle from the slaughter-house in Dakar, were examined by careful dissection. Cysticerci and/or cystic lesions were found in 13.7% of the hearts and in 25.5% of the masticatory muscles. The cystic lesions were examined histologically in an attempt to identify Taenia saginata cysticerci. A final infection rate of 5.8% in hearts and 15.7% in masticatory muscles was thus obtained. Lower percentages were recorded after inspecting 2088 slaughtered cattle by the routine meat inspection technique.
D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000469:parasitology; D012675:Senegal