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ArticleTropical animal health and production2019

No evidence of Trichinella spp. in domestic pig carcasses at a selected abattoir in southern Botswana.

Basiamisi Ernest Segwagwe, James Machete, Mpho Ntwaetsile, Borden Mushonga, Erick Kandiwa

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Article in Tropical animal health and production, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Basiamisi Ernest SegwagweDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, P. Bag UB0074, Gaborone, Botswana. bvsegwagwe@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1388-658X
James MacheteDepartment of Animal Science and Production, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Private Bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana.
Mpho NtwaetsileDepartment of Animal Science and Production, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Private Bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana.
Borden MushongaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pioneerspark, Windhoek, Namibia.
Erick KandiwaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Pioneerspark, Windhoek, Namibia.
University of Botswana · BWUniversity of Namibia · NA

Funding

Botswana College of Agriculture NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trichinellosis is a worldwide zoonosis with genotypes affecting different domestic and wild animals and is widely distributed throughout the world. Species and genotypes of this genus affecting different animals have been identified. Despite its occurrence in Sub-Saharan countries, the presence of trichinellosis in Botswana is yet to be confirmed. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of Trichinella infection in domestic pigs slaughtered at an abattoir in Gaborone, Botswana. Of the 111 pig carcasses selected, 5 g of crus of the diaphragm was collected from each carcass, trimmed of all fat and fascia and then cut into 1- to 2-g samples. The muscle samples were pooled into 100-g muscle sample and then processed by the OIE prescribed digestion method. A stereomicroscope was used to examine each grid of the Petri dish for the presence of Trichinella larvae. No Trichinella larvae were found in any digested muscle samples. Future studies should target a wider pig population and other host animals.

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AbattoirsAnimalsBotswanaLarvaSwineSwine DiseasesTrichinellaTrichinellosisZoonosesBotswanaPigsTrichinellaTrichinellosis

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PMID30105598
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