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Table 2 Reported occurrence of bovine cysticercosis in East, Southeast and South Asia

From: Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia

Country

Period

Animals tested

Animals positive

Prevalence (%) (95% CI)

Diagnostic technique

References

Japan

1999

na

na

Absent

MI

[17]

Japan

1995–2001

na

na

Absent

MI

[18]

Lao PDR

2006

904

422

46.7 (43.40–50.00)

Ag-ELISA

[19]

Mongolia

2002–2012

5760

44

0.76 (0.56–0.10)

MI

[20]

Pakistan

2012–2013

2400

73

3.04 (2.41–3.83)

MI

[21]

Vietnam

na

na

na

1.6

MI

[22]

  1. Ag-ELISA, antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; CI, confidence interval; MI, meat inspection; na, not available