돼지 囊尾蟲 感染實態 調査報告

Survey on cysticercus cellulosae infections in swine in Korea

A nation-wide survey on Cysticercus celluosae infections in swine was carried out and the results obtained were summarized as follows. 1. Among 355 farms in 9 regions investigaed, the half(176 farms, 49.6%) was noticed as the conventional farming style not fully modernized pigeries and 53 farms(14.9%) were identified as under-developed farming style still using the human feces for pig feeding. 2. In the biopsy on a total of 36,640 pigs, 5 pigs rearing in Cheju Island were readily identified as positive with C. cellulosae infection. 3. Among 3,799 slaughting pigs in 54 abattoirs in 9 regions in Korea, a total of 12 pigs(0.32%) was diagnosed as C. cellulosae infected, and the positive cases were recognized with the regional significances, such as, Cheju 1.7%, Kyungnam 0.61% and Chonnam 0.32%.