title: Prevalence of cysticercosis in cattle and pigs in the Lublin province in the years 2005-2008.
abstract: Between 2005 and 2008 cysticercosis caused by Cysticercus bovis was detected in 1485 (0.44%) animals out of 335 436 heads of cattle slaughtered in the Lublin province. This particular cysticercosis was observed each year. In the period 2005-2008 cysticercosis caused by Cysticercus cellulosae was found only in a few pigs (93 cases--0.0059% out of 1 577 370 examined pigs).
authors.affiliation: Chair and Department of Biology and Parasitology, Medical University, 11 Radziwiłłowska Street, 20-080 Lublin, Poland. jolanta.kozlowska@umlub.pl
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kozłowska-Łój
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*