Detection of porcine cysticercosis in meat juice samples from infected pigs

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dc.contributor.authorMaganira, Justine Daudi
dc.contributor.authorKidima, Winifrida
dc.contributor.authorMwita, Chacha John
dc.contributor.authorHöglund, Johan
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-06T05:15:30Z
dc.date.available2021-08-06T05:15:30Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground Seroprevalence of porcine cysticercosis has been generally studied using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) detecting either antigens or antibodies in sera. However, serum is not always readily available. The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic potential of meat juice in detecting porcine cysticercosis using a cysticercosis antibody ELISA. Methods Sera and meat juice samples from 13 different organs/tissues were collected from nine pigs naturally infected with cysticercosis and from six uninfected pigs reared under hygienic conditions. The sensitivity of the cysticercosis antibody ELISA in detecting porcine cysticercosis in meat juice samples was compared to that in serum samples from the same pigs. Results Using sera, cysticercosis was detected in all nine pigs harbouring cysticerci, but not in those reared under hygienic conditions. The sensitivity of the ELISA was highest in meat juice extracted from the diaphragm (100%), heart (89%) and neck muscle (78%) of the nine infected pigs, whereas it varied between 0 and 44% in the other samples. Conclusion To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study for T. solium cysticercosis serology to use meat juice. Our results show that meat juice from pig carcass organs or muscles is a promising diagnostic specimen for the detection of porcine cysticercosis. More studies including a large sample size of pigs with varying degrees of cysticercosis infection are needed to further prove this concept.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3830
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectPigsen_US
dc.subjectTaenia solium porcine cysticercosisen_US
dc.subjectMeat juiceen_US
dc.subjectSerumen_US
dc.subjectELISAen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleDetection of porcine cysticercosis in meat juice samples from infected pigsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11686-020-00295-yen_US

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