Occurrence of Taenia species and Toxoplasma gondii in pigs slaughtered in Bujumbura city, Kayanza and Ngozi provinces, Burundi
This study indicates that T. solium and T. gondii parasites are endemic in Burundi and provides evidence of potential public health risks for the local population. Effective control strategies, including improved pig farming practices, better hygiene and sanitation, increased meat inspection, monitoring of infected pigs, risk-free culinary practices, and treatment of tapeworm carriers, should be implemented to avoid the perpetual contamination of pigs and humans with these zoonotic parasites.
Authors
- Pascal Niyokwizera
- Chiara Trevisan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-6750)
- Sarah Gabriël (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2523-233X)
- Salvator Minani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-2019)
- Anastasie Gasogo
- Jean‐Bosco Ntirandekura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3033-4047)
- Emma Spiessens
- Alyssa Labarrière
Institutions
- Université du Burundi (BI)
- Ghent University (BE)
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-024-04445-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03
Funders
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
- Universiteit Gent