Prevalence and risk factors for Cysticercus tenuicollis in goats and sheep in Paraíba, northeastern Brazil.
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for C. tenuicollis among goats and sheep in slaughterhouses in Paraíba. 390 animals (195 goats and 195 sheep) in the municipalities of Patos and Esperança, Paraíba, Brazil, were inspected between February and May 2014. The prevalence of C. tenuicollis was 39% (76/195) in goats and 17.4% (34/195) in sheep. In both species, most of the cysticerci vesicles were located at the omentum and mesentery. The only risk factor found was extensive sheep farming. It can be concluded that C. tenuicollis is highly prevalent in small ruminants in Paraíba, being more prevalent in goats than in sheep. Extensively-reared sheep were twice as likely to develop infection by this parasite.
Programa de Pós-graduação em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG, Patos, PB, Brasil.
Dayana Firmino de
DF
Morais
Programa de Pós-graduação em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG, Patos, PB, Brasil.|Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Instituto Federal da Paraíba - IFPB, Sousa, PB, Brasil.
Vinícius Longo Ribeiro
VLR
Vilela
Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Instituto Federal da Paraíba - IFPB, Sousa, PB, Brasil.|Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG, Patos, PB, Brasil.
Thais Ferreira
TF
Feitosa
Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências Biológicas - UFCG, Patos, PB, Brasil.
Vinícius Mamede Dos
VMD
Santos
Unidade Acadêmica de Ciências Biológicas - UFCG, Patos, PB, Brasil.
Vitória Régia
VR
Gouveia
Programa de Pós-graduação em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG, Patos, PB, Brasil.|Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG, Patos, PB, Brasil.
Ana Célia Rodrigues
ACR
Athayde
Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Instituto Federal da Paraíba - IFPB, Sousa, PB, Brasil.
Sérgio Santos de
SS
Azevêdo
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006041:Goats; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology