The prevalence and molecular detection of bovine cysticercosis and its impact on slaughtered cattle in Egypt

Abstract

Cysticercus bovis is the metacestode of the commonly de ned foodborne cestode, Taenia saginata. It infects heart, masseter muscles and other muscular sites of cattle causing bovine cysticercosis. So, a retrospective study using archival documents from authorized agencies is done during the period of 2018-2020 with estimating economic losses. Cysts were collected from municipal Beni-Suef and Basatin abattoirs. Molecular approach including cPCR and sequencing analysis is used to prove the species. The prevalence was 0.34% in Beni-Suef abattoir and 5.70% in Basatin abattoir including heads, hearts or all carcasses condemned. Among 27 provinces surveyed, the highest prevalence was recorded in Aswan followed by Cairo, Suez and Red Sea. Moreover,

Prevelance of Bovine Cysticercosis in Egypt and the Cysticidal Effect of Two Extracts Obtained from <i>Balanites aegyptiaca</i> and <i>Moringa oleifera</i> on Mice Model Affected with <i>T. saginata</i> Cysticerci

“…Bovine cysticercosis remains one of the serious parasitic diseases caused by the larval stage of the zoonotic cestode Taenia saginata; Taenidae family [1] [2]. The disease deems the most continual reported zoonosis observed through post-mortem inspection of meat at slaughter houses all over the world [3].…”