| the prevalence of taenia solium metacestodes in pigs in northern tanzania. | eighty three carcasses of pigs were examined at three abattoirs in moshi, arusha and mbulu in northern tanzania. taenia solium metacestodes were found in all the three abattoirs with an overall prevalence of 13.3%. during routine meat inspection in kiboroloni, moshi 6.2-6.9% of the pigs were found to harbour t. solium metacestodes. the mean number of hooks on the protoscolices was 27 and the length of the small hooks varied from 105 microns to 130 microns while that of the larger hooks varied fr ... | 1995 | 7636157 |