Abstract:
TOLOSA, T., TIGRE, W., TEKA, G. & DORNY, P. 2009. Prevalence of bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis 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, shoulder 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
