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Prevalence of cysticercosis in cattle and pigs in the Lublin province in the years 2009-2012.

Journal:
Annals of parasitology
Year:
2014
Authors:
Kozłowska-Łój, Jolanta & Łój-Maczulska, Agnieszka

Abstract

Prevalence of cysticercosis among cattle and pigs slaughtered in the Lublin province in the years 2009-2012 was evaluated. The study draws its data from annual reports of the Veterinary Inspectorate in Lublin. Cysticercus bovis was detected in 1038 animals (0.19%) out of 542,963 heads of cattle in the Lublin province, whereas Cysticercus cellulosae was found in 150 (0.0044%) out of 3,367,444 examined pigs.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25706431/