Table 5 Number of infected carcasses identified by ‘selective dissection’ of different organ/tissue combinations for the detection of T. solium cysticercosis in 22 confirmed infected pig carcasses with more than ten cysts
Heart | Tongue | Diaphragm | Masseter | Psoas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heart | 12 | – | – | – | – |
Tongue | 15 | 13 | – | – | – |
Diaphragm | 16 | 17 | 12 | – | – |
Masseter | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | – |
Psoas | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
Heart and tongue | na | na | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Heart and diaphragm | na | 18 | na | 19 | 17 |
Heart and masseter | na | 18 | 19 | na | 18 |
Heart and psoas | na | 16 | 17 | 18 | na |
Tongue and diaphragm | 18 | na | na | 19 | 17 |
Tongue and masseter | 18 | na | 19 | na | 18 |
Tongue and psoas | 16 | na | 17 | 18 | na |
Diaphragm and masseter | 19 | 19 | na | na | 17 |
Diaphragm and psoas | 17 | 17 | na | 17 | na |
Masseter and psoas | 18 | 18 | 17 | na | na |