Table 1. The total number of cattle slaughtered in Gauteng Province (South Africa) between 2010 and 2013 and proportion of bovine T. saginata cysticercus positive carcasses identified, treated and condemned.
| Year | Number of abattoirs | Number of carcasses inspected | Number of bovine cysticercosis positive carcasses | Percentage (95% CI*) of bovine cysticercosis positive carcasses | Number of treated carcasses | Percentage (95% CI*) of treated carcasses | Number of condemned carcasses | Percentage (95% CI*) of condemned carcasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 | 356,006 | 2, 169 | 0.61 (0.58, 0.63) | 2, 118 | 0.59 (0.57, 0.62) | 51 | 2.34 (1.78, 3.1) |
| 2011 | 25 | 349,458 | 2, 389 | 0.68 (0.66, 0.71) | 2, 380 | 0.68 (0.65, 0.71) | 9 | 0.38 (0.13, 0.62) |
| 2012 | 25 | 348,309 | 1, 980 | 0.57 (0.54, 0.59) | 1, 975 | 0.57 (0.54, 0.59) | 5 | 0.25 (0.03, 0.47) |
| 2013 | 26 | 361,232 | 3, 382 | 0.92 (0.90, 0.97) | 3, 374 | 0.93 (0.90,0.97) | 8 | 0.24 (0.07, 0.40) |
* CI: Confidence interval