title: Incidence of porcine cysticercosis in Angónia District, Mozambique.
abstract: A total of 108 pigs from an endemic area in Mozambique were selected and followed for 8 months to estimate the prevalence and incidence of Taenia solium cysticercosis as indicators of ongoing transmission of the disease. The pigs were sampled and tested repeatedly for cysticercosis by Ag-ELISA at 4, 9 and 12 months of age. Porcine cysticercosis was diagnosed in 5.6% (95% CI: 2.1-11.7%), 33.3% (95% CI: 23.7-44.1%) and 66.7% (95% CI: 55.5-76.9%) of the animals, for the first, second and third sampling rounds, respectively, and varied by village. The mean incidence rate of the disease increased significantly from 6.2 cases per 100 pig-months between 4 and 9 months of age, to 21.2 cases per 100 pig-months between 9 and 12 months of age (incidence rate difference=15.0; 95% CI: 6.8-23.3). Risk factors for the disease are present in the study area, thus control and educational programmes for the community should be initiated to build awareness of the transmission and impact of T. solium infections.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique. Electronic address: apondja@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pondja
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Centre, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique; Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria South Africa.
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mlangwa
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Sónia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fafetine
authors.affiliation: One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, West Indies; Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Arve Lee
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Willingham
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Stig Milan
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Thamsborg
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Maria Vang
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Johansen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D015994:Incidence; D009073:Mozambique / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*
keywords: Incidence; Mozambique; Porcine cysticercosis; Taenia solium