Research Article

Porcine Cysticercosis and Risk Factors in The Gambia and Senegal

Table 2

Porcine cysticercosis prevalence by tongue inspection and seroprevalence by Ag-ELISA in four study areas in The Gambia and Senegal.

Region/“département” Tongue inspectionAg-ELISA test
Prevalence at animal levelSeroprevalence at community/village level *Seroprevalence at animal level

Western0.2% (CI: 0.0–1.1)80.0% (CI: 52.4–93.6) 4.8% (CI: 3.4–6.5)
Bignona1.0% (CI: 0.2–4.1)86.7% (CI: 59.8–96.6) 8.9% (CI: 5.0–15.5)
Kolda0.1% (CI: 0.0–0.3)82.4% (CI: 46.8–96.1)13.2% (CI: 10.8–16.0)
Ziguinchor0.3% (CI: 0.0–1.4)81.3% (CI: 43.5–96.1) 6.4% (CI: 4.0–10.1)

CI: 95% confidence interval; “département” is the second largest local administrative unit in Senegal comprising of a group of towns and villages; *seroprevalence at community/village level is the proportion of sampled communities and villages in which at least one pig was found positive in the Ag-ELISA.