Table 7.
Reported occurrence of bovine cysticercosis in southern and eastern Africa: serological studies
| Country | Period | Diagnostic tool | Animals tested | Animals positive | Prevalence (%) 95% CI |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | na | IHAT | 743 | 190 | 25.6 (22.4–28.9) | [33] |
| Kenya | 9/2006-1/2007 | Ag-ELISA | 188 | 44 | 23.4 (17.8–30.1) | [87] |
| Kenya | 10/2006-11/2006 | Ag-ELISA | 792 | 143 | 18.1 (15.4–20.9) | [87] |
| Kenya | 8/2010-7/2012 | Ag-ELISA | 983 | na | 53.5 (48.7–58.3) | [26] |
| Kenya | na | Ag-ELISA | 511 | 117 | 22.9 (19.3–26.8) | [88] |
| Kenya | na | Ag-ELISA | 1184 | 413 | 34.9 (32.2–37.7) | [32] |
| Kenya | na | Ab-ELISA | 1184 | 118 | 10.0 (8.3–11.8) | [32] |
| South Africa | na | Ag-ELISA | 1315 | 300 | 22.8 (20.6–25.2) | [98] |
| South Africa | na | Ag-ELISA | 1159 | 174 | 15.0 (13.0–17.2) | [98] |
| Swaziland | na | Ag-ELISA | 600 | na | 28.0 (na) | [99] |
| Zambia | 12/1999-9/2000 | Ag-ELISA | 628 | 38 | 6.1 (4.3–8.2) | [100] |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; na, not available; IHAT, indirect hemagglutination test