Tolosa_323-326.indd INTRODUCTION Taeniosis and hydatidosis are parasitic zoonoses that present major public health problems in lower income countries (Taylor, Coop & Wall 2007). Bovine cysticercosis, caused by the metacestodes of Taenia saginata is cosmopolitan and occurs in developing as well as in industrialized countries (Dorny, Phiri, Gabriel, Speybroeck & Vercruysse 2002). The prevalence is high in some African coun- tries (Over, Jansen, Van Olm 1992). In Ethiopia, the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis ranges from 3.1 % in the central part to 26.25 % in the southern part of the country (Tembo 2001; Dawit 2004; Nigatu 2004; Hailu 2005; Abunna, Tilahun, Megersa, Re- gassa & Kumsa 2008). The prevalence of human taeniosis, caused by T. saginata, ranges from 10 % to 70 %. The tradition of eating raw beef is a major risk factor contributing to this high prevalence (Mamo 1988). Hydatidosis, caused by the meta cestodes of Echinococcus granulosus, is endemic in Ethiopia and studies from various parts of the country indi- cate that the infection ranges from 25.7 % to 63 % and 4.4 % to 18.8 % in cattle and sheep, respec- 323 Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76:323–326 (2009) Prevalence of bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis in Jimma municipal abattoir, South West Ethiopia T. TOLOSA1, W. TIGRE1, G. TEKA1 and P. DORNY2, 3* ABSTRACT TOLOSA, T., TIGRE, W., TEKA, G. & DORNY, P. 2009. Prevalence of bovine cysticercosis and hy- datidosis in Jimma municipal abattoir, South West Ethiopia. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76:323–326 A cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis was conducted from October 2007 to March 2008 in cattle slaughtered at the Jimma municipal abattoir. Cyst distribution and viability of bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis were also determined. A total of 512 carcasses were inspected of which 15 (2.93 %) and 161 (31.44 %) were infected with Taenia saginata metacestodes and hydatid cysts, respectively. From a total of 109 cysticerci collected from infected carcasses, 47 (43.12 %) were viable. The anatomical distribution of the cysticerci was, shoul- der muscle (39.5 %), heart (33.9 %), neck muscle (13.8 %), tongue (10.1 %), masseter muscles (1.8 %) and diaphragm (0.9 %). Of the 1171 hydatid cysts collected 223 (19.0 %) were fertile, 505 (43.1 %) sterile, 49 (29.8 %) calcified and 94 (8.0 %) contained pus. A greater proportion of fertile cysts were found in the lungs than in other organs. It was concluded that these zoonotic cestodes deserve due attention to safeguard public health, and that further studies are needed on genotyping, epidemiology and public health importance of Echinococcus granulosus in the study area. Keywords: Cattle, cysticercosis, Echinococcus granulosus, Ethiopia, hydatidosis, prevalence, Ta- enia saginata * Author to whom correspondence is to be directed. E-mail: pdorny@itg.be 1 Jimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Med- icine, School of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box, 307, Jimma, Ethiopia 2 Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Bel- gium 3 Department of Animal Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium Accepted for publication 16 March 2009—Editor 324 Bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis in Jimma municipal abattoir, South West Ethiopia tively (Tamene 1986; Abduljewad 1988; Mohammed 1988; Woubet 1988; Yilkal 1989; Fikre 1994; Mussie 1995). In Jimma town, in the southwestern part of Ethiopia, the hygienic conditions are poor and raw beef consumption is common. Backyard slaughter- ing of domestic animals, particularly, sheep and goats; and feeding stray dogs with condemned or- gans are common practices (Abduljewad 1988). These habits promote the transmission of both ces- tode infections. Hence, this study was conducted with the objective of determining the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis, slaughtered in the municipal abattoir of Jimma. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted in the municipal abattoir of Jimma in the southwestern part of Ethiopia, 352 km southwest (SW) of Addis Ababa. Mixed crop and livestock, in an extensive system, are the main pro- duction systems practised in the area. Several spe- cies of livestock are reared in the zone, but cattle are the most predominant. They are used as assets, for draft power, meat, milk and hides. Animals are sold only when they become less productive in terms of milk production or draft power. The most common con straints to livestock production are related to communal grazing and watering, poor shelter and underfeeding. A cross sectional study on bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis was conducted from October 2007 to March 2008 on randomly selected animals slaugh- tered at the Jimma municipal abattoir. The study animals originated from different districts of the Jimma region. Sex, age, breed and origin of each animal were recorded. During meat inspection, car- casses and their respective organs were carefully examined in accordance to the procedures of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture Meat Inspection Regulation (1972) for the detection of T. saginata cysticercosis and hydatidosis. Visual inspection and palpation, followed by multiple incisions in the liver, kidney, lung, kidney, heart, diaphragm, shoulder, tongue and masseter muscle, were made to detect the presence of cysticerci and hydatid cysts. Cysts were carefully removed from the carcass and organs and transported to the Parasitology Laboratory of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Jimma Uni ver- sity, for further examination. The viability of T. saginata cysticerci was assessed by incubating the cysts in a normal saline solution containing 30 % ox bile at 37 °C for 2 h. The cysts were regarded as viable if the scolex evaginated during the incubation period. The evaginated cysti- cerci were examined microscopically for species identification (Gracey, Collins & Huey 1999). Hydatid cysts were carefully incised and designated as fertile if protoscolices were found. Fertile cysts were subjected to a viability test (MacPherson, Zeyhle & Roving 1985) and infertile hydatid cysts were classified as sterile or calcified (Soulsby 1982). TABLE 1 Taenia saginata cysticercosis in cattle slaughtered at Jimma municipal abattoir (n = 512): Infection levels in different organs Organs Range of number of cysticerci recovered Total/prevalence Shoulder muscle Heart Tongue Masseter muscle Neck muscle Diaphragm 1–10 1–10 2–3 1–2 2–5 1 43 (39.45) 37 (33.94) 11 (10.10) 2 (1.83) 15 (13.76) 1 (0.92) Total 109 (100) TABLE 2 Viability of hydatid cysts according to the affected organs from cattle slaughtered at the Jimma municipal abattoir (n = 512) Organ inspected Fertile Sterile Calcified Pus formation Total Lung Liver Spleen Heart Kidney 174 (21.16) 38 (12.46) 5 (26.32) 4 (22.22) 2 (28.57) 366 (44.52) 109 (35.74) 14 (73.68) 11 (61.11) 5 (71.43) 219 (26.64) 127 (41.64) 0 (0) 3 (16.67) 0 (0) 63 (7.66) 31 (10.16) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 822 305 19 18 7 Total 223 (19.04) 505 (43.13) 349 (29.80) 94 (8.03) 1 171 325 T. TOLOSA et al. RESULTS All 512 cattle inspected were adult males and from similar agro-ecological sites and husbandry sys- tems. Of those, 15 (2.93 %) were infected with cyst- icerci. A total of 109 cysticerci were collected and occurred, in decreasing order, in the shoulder mus- cle (43), heart (37), neck muscle (15), tongue (11), masseter muscle (2) and diaphragm (1) (Table 1). Forty-seven (43.12 %) were viable and 62 (56.88 %) were degenerated or calcified. Viable cysticerci were observed in the shoulder (21), cardiac (11), neck (8), tongue (6) and diaphragm (1) muscles, in descending order. The degenerated or calcified cysts were recovered from heart (26), shoulder (22), neck (7), tongue (5), and masseter (2) muscles, in de- creasing order. Out of a total of 512 cattle carcasses, 161 (31.44 %) were infected with hydatid cysts, a total of 1 171 hydatid cysts being collected from the infected ani- mals. Of these cysts, 223 (19.04 %) were fertile, 505 (43.13 %) sterile, 349 (29.80 %) calcified and 94 (8.03 %) contained pus (Table 2). Cysts were found in the lungs (57 %), liver (34 %), spleen (5 %), heart (3 %) and kidneys (1 %). DISCUSSION In this study the prevalence of cysticercosis was 2.93 %, which is comparable to reports on the sub- ject emanating from central Ethiopia (3.11 %) (Tem- bo 2001), but lower than that reported in other parts of the country (Dawit 2004; Nigatu 2004; Hailu 2005; Abunna et al. 2008). The different prevalenc- es reported in these studies might be due to several factors of which husbandry systems, hygiene differ- ences and eating habits are among the most impor- tant. In addition, diagnosis of bovine cysticercosis by meat inspection underestimates the true preva- lence, especially when infection is light (Dorny & Praet 2007). The higher prevalence of cysticercosis in developing countries is associated with poor san- itary infrastructure, low awareness and improper disposal of sewage, which also pertains to Ethiopia, where the widespread habit of eating raw meat is an additional important risk factor. The high prevalence of hydatidosis of 31.45 % is in accord with findings in other parts of the country. Most of the slaughtered animals were adults, which were most likely culled due to inefficiency for draught purpose. Old animals are likely to have a higher possibility of acquiring infection due to their longer exposure to infection and to lower immunity to com- bat infection. In this study, the lungs were the most frequently affected organ (57 %), followed by the liver (34 %), which is in agreement with other stud- ies in cattle in Ethiopia (Mohammed 1988; Abdul ju- wad 1988). Also, a much higher proportion of fertile cysts was observed in the lungs than in any other organ. The fertility rate of hydatid cysts may in- crease with advancing age of the hosts due to re- duced immunological compatibility of animals (Hi- mo nas 1987). The prevalence of hydatidosis is likely to be high in Ethiopia owing to several factors favouring transmission, among which are, keeping of dogs in close association with ruminants, low public awareness on the role of offal in transmitting hydatid cysts, feeding of dogs with hydatid infected organs and backyard slaughtering practices. In ad- dition, Jimma town has a large population of stray dogs that visit the abattoir grounds to be fed with condemned organs (personal observations). To reduce infections of these cestodes to cattle and prevent transmission to humans attention should be given to such considerations aspersonal hygiene, meat hygiene, control of stray dog populations and cestodicidal treatment of dogs in the study area. 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