Prevalence and geographical distribution of bovine cysticercosis in the mesoregion of Northern Minas Gerais

ABSTRACT The knowledge of the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis is important for the implementation of control programs. The objective was to evaluate the prevalence and geographical distribution of bovine cysticercosis in Northern Minas Gerais. For that, 14,556 cattle were evaluated during the federal post-mortem inspection in 27 municipalities of five microregions: Janaúba, Montes Claros, Januária, Pirapora and Bocaiúva. The prevalence of Cysticercus bovis was 1.03% with distribution in all microregions evaluated of the northern Minas Gerais. All municipalities with a sampling number of cattle slaughtered above 543 showed positive animals for cysticercosis. The microregions of Bocaiúva, Montes Claros, Janaúba, Januária and Pirapora presented a prevalence of cysticercosis at 2.11%, 1.17%, 1.01%, 0.90% and 0.56%, respectively. The microregions of Montes Claros and Januária presented a greater chance of finding positive cattle for cysticercosis. As there are positive cases of cysticercosis in all microregions evaluated, there is a risk to human health.

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Main Authors:	OLIVEIRA,Laura Lúcia dos Santos, SILVA,Fredson Vieira e, ALVES,Cleison Augusto, BATISTA,Leandro Farias, SOARES,Franklin Delano dos Santos, ROCHA JÚNIOR,Vicente Ribeiro, RUAS,José Reinaldo Mendes, ALVES,Dorismar David
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	UFBA - Universidade Federal da Bahia 2020
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-99402020000100401
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