studies on taenia saginata cysticercosis in eastern nigeria. | a total of 942 slaughtered cattle at nsukka, enugu, abakaliki, nkalagu and onitsha slaughter houses were examined for evidence of cysticercus bovis infection. 430 animals (45.65 per cent) were in the 2-4 year age group. 38 animals had cysticerci in their tissues. out of the 38 infected cattle 26 (68.42 per cent) were in the 2-4 year group. of these 26 cattle, 20 (76.92 per cent) had viable cysts in parts of their body while 6 (23.1 per cent) had dead cysts. 2 out of the infected 20 cattle had vi ... | 1986 | 3793396 |