OCCURRENCE OF TAENIA SPECIES AND TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN PIGS SLAUGHTERED IN BUJUMBURA CITY, KAYANZA AND NGOZI PROVINCES, BURUNDI

Occurrence of Taenia species and Toxoplasma gondii in pigs slaughtered in Bujumbura city, Kayanza and Ngozi provinces, Burundi

Abstract Background Taenia spp.and Toxoplasma gondii are foodborne parasites affecting humans and pigs.The magnitude of the burden of these parasites in pigs in Burundi is not known.Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Taenia spp.infections in pigs by meat inspection, partial carcass dissection and molecular confirmation and es

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Updated BG Prasad socioeconomic classification, 2014: A commentary

Modified GARLIC-ALLICIN BG Prasad socioeconomic scale is widely used to determine the socioeconomic status of study subjects in health studies in India.It is an income-based scale and, therefore, has to be constantly updated to take inflation and depreciation of rupee into account.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for industrial workers (IW) is used t

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