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Assessment of sanitary conditions of unregistered pig slaughter slabs and post mortem examination of pigs for Taenia solium metacestodes in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria

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Title
Assessment of sanitary conditions of unregistered pig slaughter slabs and post mortem examination of pigs for Taenia solium metacestodes in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, December 2014
DOI 10.1186/2049-9957-3-45
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Agnes U Edia-Asuke, Helen I Inabo, Veronica J Umoh, Clement MZ Whong, Sunday Asuke, Richard E Edeh

Abstract

A number of studies document the prevalence of Taenia solium infections in Nigeria, yet these studies do not cover porcine cysticercosis in private home slaughter slabs where there is no routine meat inspection and backyard pig keeping, slaughtering and sale are common practice.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Greece 1 2%
Unknown 50 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 12 24%
Researcher 12 24%
Student > Postgraduate 4 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 8%
Other 2 4%
Other 7 14%
Unknown 10 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 22%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 10 20%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 16%
Environmental Science 4 8%
Psychology 1 2%
Other 3 6%
Unknown 14 27%