Research Article

Seroprevalence of Taenia saginata Cysts in Cattle, Human Hospital Cases, and Risk Factors for Human Taeniasis in Kajiado County, Kenya

Table 1

Seroprevalence of Taenia saginata cysts (Cysticercus bovis) in selected slaughterhouses.

SubcountySlaughterhouseTotal sampledTotal positivePrevalence in %95% confidence interval value

Kajiado WestKiserian4000(0, 0)ā€”
Kajiado WestKeekonyokie6023.33%(0.58%, 12.55%)<0.0001
Kajiado EastKitengela5024%(0.69%, 14.86%)<0.0001
ā€‰OVERALL15042.67%(0.89%, 7.1%)<0.0001