Abstract
To investigate the prevalence of neurocysticercosis among free ranging pigs and to study the type of pathomorphological lesions in affected brains, a total of 200 brains were collected from pigs slaughtered at a local abattoir, between August, 2005 to March, 2006. Gross and histopathological examination revealed 3 % (6/200) occurrence of neurocysticercosis in pigs. Taenia solium cysticercosis is an under-rated zoonosis and is a leading cause of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis in human population of India. The prevailing situation warrants immediate implementation of effective control measures for this dreaded disease.
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Prakash, A., Kumar, G.S., Rout, M. et al. Neurocysticercosis in free roaming pigs – a slaughterhouse survey. Trop Anim Health Prod 39, 391–394 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-007-9040-2
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