Epidemiological tools for effective surveillance of porcine cysticercosis in Africa

Porcine cysticercosis is widely distributed in developing countries. Many tools were developed for effective control of the tapeworm in endemic countries. Tongue examination, meat inspection and Ag-ELISA were widely used in epidemiological survey. Both tongue examination and meat inspection are high...

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Published inVeterinary World Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 125 - 134
Main Authors Goussanou, J.S.E, Kpodekon, M.T, Youssao, A.K.I, Farougou, S, Korsak, N
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Rajkot Veterinary World 01.03.2014
Subjects
Ag-ELISA
Care and treatment
Cysticercosis
Diagnosis
epidemiology
Food science
GIS
Life sciences
meat inspection
Sciences des denrées alimentaires
Sciences du vivant
Africa
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Summary:Porcine cysticercosis is widely distributed in developing countries. Many tools were developed for effective control of the tapeworm in endemic countries. Tongue examination, meat inspection and Ag-ELISA were widely used in epidemiological survey. Both tongue examination and meat inspection are highly specific but less sensitive. To improve performance of AgELISA, unambiguous test based on nanobodies was performed. Immunodiagnostic tests based on PCR, flows through assay (FTA), Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption-Ionization Time of Flight (SELDI-TOF) were also developed. Less data were reported using spatial statistical analysis hence multiples approaches were available for effective epidemiological survey of porcine cysticercosis. Keywords: Ag-ELISA, cysticercosis, epidemiology, GIS, meat inspection.
Bibliography:scopus-id:2-s2.0-84897799331
ISSN:0972-8988
2231-0916
2231-0916
DOI:10.14202/vetworld.2014.125-134