Department of Veterinary Epidemiology, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Review Article
Epidemiology Public Health Importance and Traditional Medicinal Plant of Cysticercus bovis in Ethiopia
Author(s): Yehualashet Behailu Weledsenbet* and Miessa Banata Deresso
Bovine cysticercosis is a parasitic disease that affects the musculature of cattle and is caused by the metacestodes stage of human intestinal cestode. Cysts of Cysticercus (C) bovis is found anywhere in the carcass and viscera especially masseter, tongue, heart, triceps, inter costal muscles and the diaphragm are the most affected organs. Accordingly, this paper tried to review present status of bovine cyticercosis in Ethiopia. So that in our country except the heart, other organs are consumed at raw or under cooked. Moreover, habit of eating raw beef dishes, low level of toilet use by human population, backyard slaughter, low availability of taenicides, free access of cattle to surface water, and proximity of wastewater are important causes for transmission of bovine cysticercosis to a herd of cattle and taeniasis in human population and such practices are not unco.. View More»
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