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dc.contributor.authorKibona, Tito
dc.contributor.authorBuza, Joram
dc.contributor.authorShirima, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorLankester, Felix
dc.contributor.authorNzalawahe, Jahashi
dc.contributor.authorLukambagire, Abdul-Hamid
dc.contributor.authorKreppel, Katharina
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorAllan, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorCleaveland, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-06T12:29:30Z
dc.date.available2024-06-06T12:29:30Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-26
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia2030020
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/2717
dc.descriptionThis research article was published by parasitologiaen_US
dc.description.abstractCoenurosis due to Taenia multiceps has emerged as a major concern to small ruminant- owning communities in northern Tanzania. Although a high incidence of disease has been reported, gaps still remain in our knowledge of the disease problem across different agro-ecological settings. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of coenurosis in small ruminants and taeniid infection in dogs and identify risk factors for infection. Questionnaire surveys, postmortem examination of small ruminants, and coproscopic examination of dog faeces were used to collect data on reported coenurosis cases and taeniid infections, respectively. The twelve-month period prevalence of co- enurosis in small ruminants was 8.4% (95% CI 8.2–8.6). The prevalence of taeniid infection in dogs was 12.5% (95% CI 9.1–17.4). The village-level prevalence of coenurosis in sheep and goats was significantly correlated with taeniid infection prevalence in dogs (r = 0.51, p = 0.029). Multivariable analysis indicated that home slaughter was significantly associated with the livestock owner-reported neurological syndrome due to coenurosis in sheep and goats (OR = 13.3, 95% CI 4.2–42.0, p < 0.001) and the practice of offering discarded brains to dogs was significantly associated with taeniid infec- tion prevalence in dogs (OR = 2.80, 95% CI 0.98–7.98, p = 0.05). Coenurosis is a major disease problem in livestock-keeping communities of northern Tanzania, but there is little awareness of transmission risks associated with home slaughter and dog feeding practices. There is a need for veterinary and animal health services to engage more actively with communities to increase awareness of the transmission cycle of T. multiceps and the preventive measures that can be taken to reduce the impact of disease in livestock-dependent communitiesen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectTaenia multicepsen_US
dc.subjectsmall ruminantsen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectdog managementen_US
dc.subjectcoenurosisen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleTaenia multiceps in Northern Tanzania: An Important but Preventable Disease Problem in Pastoral and Agropastoral Farming Systemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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