The recovery of viable Taenia saginata cysticerci in grilled beef, "suya", in Nigeria.
A total of 450 portions of grilled beef (suya) measuring 0.5--4 cms thick were prepared from a bovine carcass heavily infested with Taenia saginata cysticerci. After the "suya' were considered "cooked' and ready for human consumption, the cysticerci were dissected out of the meat and placed in petri dishes containing normal saline solution to which 30% ox-bile had been added and incubated at 37 degrees C for 1 to 2 hours. Of the 265 cysticerci recovered and treated 7(2%) showed clear signs of viability by evagination and motility.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005506:Food Contamination; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008460:Meat; D009549:Nigeria; D013621:Taenia