Study on parasitic cysts in muscles of cattle and pigs and their relation to the human

This study was done on the muscles of slaughtered cattle and pigs under the supervision of veterinary doctors. A total of 110098 slaughtered pigs showed Cysticercosis cellulosae [0.028%], Trichinellosis [1.66%] and mixed infection of Cysticercosis cellulosae and Trichinellosis [0.099%]. A total of 254521 slaughtered cattle showed Cysticercosis bovis infection [2.8%]. Some interesting cases of Toxoplasmosis and Sarcocystosis were inspected during the microscopical examination. A general discussion on different parasitic muscle cysts and their relation to the human was given