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Seroprevalence Of Taenia Saginata Cysticercosis In The Federal State Of Lower Saxony In Germany

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Tue, 2011-05-17 12:23 — Sameh Abuseir
Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Berl Münch Tierärztl Wochenschr 123, 392–396 (2010)
Year of Publication: 
2010
Authors: 
Sameh Abuseir
Division of Food, Meat Safety and Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank
Uschi Nagel-Kohl
State Veterinary Institute Hannover, Lower Saxony Federal State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Hannover, Germany
Dieter Probst
State Veterinary Institute Hannover, Lower Saxony Federal State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Hannover, Germany
Michael Kühne
Lower Saxony Federal State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Oldenburg, Germany
Christian Epe
Present address: Novartis Centre de Recherche, Sante Animale SA, Switzerland
Marcus G. Doherr
Department of Clinical Research & Veterinary Public Health, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
Thomas Schnieder
State Veterinary Institute Hannover, Lower Saxony Federal State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Hannover, Germany
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

Based on ELISA results from randomly selected serum samples taken from 128 cattle from different administrative and urban districts in the federal state of Lower Saxony in Germany a seroprevalence estimate of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in this area was derived. This estimate was subsequently used to calculate the sample size required in an epidemiological study to determine the actual prevalence of this infection in the cattle population (n = 2 604 767) in this federal state. The sample size was calculated as 1518 and the samples were collected according to the distribution of cattle among the 48 administrative and urban districts in Lower Saxony. The samples were tested with an evaluated antibody ELISA. The results showed a positive antibody titre rate of 8.83% from the total tested samples.

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