A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries

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A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries. / Meester, Marina; Swart, Arno; Deng, Huifang; van Roon, Annika; Trevisan, Chiara; Dorny, Pierre; Gabriël, Sarah; Vieira-Pinto, Madalena; Johansen, Maria Vang; van der Giessen, Joke.

I: Parasites & Vectors, Bind 12, 82, 2019.

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Meester, M, Swart, A, Deng, H, van Roon, A, Trevisan, C, Dorny, P, Gabriël, S, Vieira-Pinto, M, Johansen, MV & van der Giessen, J 2019, 'A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries', Parasites & Vectors, bind 12, 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3320-3

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Meester, M., Swart, A., Deng, H., van Roon, A., Trevisan, C., Dorny, P., Gabriël, S., Vieira-Pinto, M., Johansen, M. V., & van der Giessen, J. (2019). A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries. Parasites & Vectors, 12, [82]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3320-3

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Meester M, Swart A, Deng H, van Roon A, Trevisan C, Dorny P o.a. A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries. Parasites & Vectors. 2019;12. 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3320-3

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Meester, Marina ; Swart, Arno ; Deng, Huifang ; van Roon, Annika ; Trevisan, Chiara ; Dorny, Pierre ; Gabriël, Sarah ; Vieira-Pinto, Madalena ; Johansen, Maria Vang ; van der Giessen, Joke. / A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries. I: Parasites & Vectors. 2019 ; Bind 12.

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title = "A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Taenia solium, a zoonotic tapeworm, is responsible for about a third of all preventable epilepsy human cases in endemic regions. In Europe, adequate biosecurity of pig housing and meat inspection practices have decreased the incidence of T. solium taeniosis and cysticercosis. Pigs slaughtered at home may have been raised in suboptimal biosecurity conditions and slaughtered without meat inspection. As a result, consumption of undercooked pork from home slaughtered pigs could pose a risk for exposure to T. solium. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk of human T. solium exposure from meat of home slaughtered pigs, in comparison to controlled slaughtered pigs, in European countries. A quantitative microbial risk assessment model (QMRA) was developed and porcine cysticercosis prevalence data, the percentage of home slaughtered pigs, meat inspection sensitivity, the cyst distribution in pork and pork consumption in five European countries, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania and Spain, were included as variables in the model. This was combined with literature about cooking habits to estimate the number of infected pork portions eaten per year in a country. RESULTS: The results of the model showed a 13.83 times higher prevalence of contaminated pork portions from home slaughtered pigs than controlled slaughtered pigs. This difference is brought about by the higher prevalence of cysticercosis in pigs that are home raised and slaughtered. Meat inspection did not affect the higher exposure from pork that is home slaughtered. Cooking meat effectively lowered the risk of exposure to T. solium-infected pork. CONCLUSIONS: This QMRA showed that there is still a risk of obtaining an infection with T. solium due to consumption of pork, especially when pigs are reared and slaughtered at home, using data of five European countries that reported porcine cysticercosis cases. We propose systematic reporting of cysticercosis cases in slaughterhouses, and in addition molecularly confirming suspected cases to gain more insight into the presence of T. solium in pigs and the risk for humans in Europe. When more data become available, this QMRA model could be used to evaluate human exposure to T. solium in Europe and beyond.",
keywords = "Cysticercosis, Exposure, Meat inspection, Portion prevalence, QMRA, Taenia solium",
author = "Marina Meester and Arno Swart and Huifang Deng and {van Roon}, Annika and Chiara Trevisan and Pierre Dorny and Sarah Gabri{\"e}l and Madalena Vieira-Pinto and Johansen, {Maria Vang} and {van der Giessen}, Joke",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1186/s13071-019-3320-3",
language = "English",
volume = "12",
journal = "Parasites & Vectors",
issn = "1756-3305",
publisher = "BioMed Central",

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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - A quantitative risk assessment for human Taenia solium exposure from home slaughtered pigs in European countries

AU - Meester, Marina

AU - Swart, Arno

AU - Deng, Huifang

AU - van Roon, Annika

AU - Trevisan, Chiara

AU - Dorny, Pierre

AU - Gabriël, Sarah

AU - Vieira-Pinto, Madalena

AU - Johansen, Maria Vang

AU - van der Giessen, Joke

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - BACKGROUND: Taenia solium, a zoonotic tapeworm, is responsible for about a third of all preventable epilepsy human cases in endemic regions. In Europe, adequate biosecurity of pig housing and meat inspection practices have decreased the incidence of T. solium taeniosis and cysticercosis. Pigs slaughtered at home may have been raised in suboptimal biosecurity conditions and slaughtered without meat inspection. As a result, consumption of undercooked pork from home slaughtered pigs could pose a risk for exposure to T. solium. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk of human T. solium exposure from meat of home slaughtered pigs, in comparison to controlled slaughtered pigs, in European countries. A quantitative microbial risk assessment model (QMRA) was developed and porcine cysticercosis prevalence data, the percentage of home slaughtered pigs, meat inspection sensitivity, the cyst distribution in pork and pork consumption in five European countries, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania and Spain, were included as variables in the model. This was combined with literature about cooking habits to estimate the number of infected pork portions eaten per year in a country. RESULTS: The results of the model showed a 13.83 times higher prevalence of contaminated pork portions from home slaughtered pigs than controlled slaughtered pigs. This difference is brought about by the higher prevalence of cysticercosis in pigs that are home raised and slaughtered. Meat inspection did not affect the higher exposure from pork that is home slaughtered. Cooking meat effectively lowered the risk of exposure to T. solium-infected pork. CONCLUSIONS: This QMRA showed that there is still a risk of obtaining an infection with T. solium due to consumption of pork, especially when pigs are reared and slaughtered at home, using data of five European countries that reported porcine cysticercosis cases. We propose systematic reporting of cysticercosis cases in slaughterhouses, and in addition molecularly confirming suspected cases to gain more insight into the presence of T. solium in pigs and the risk for humans in Europe. When more data become available, this QMRA model could be used to evaluate human exposure to T. solium in Europe and beyond.

AB - BACKGROUND: Taenia solium, a zoonotic tapeworm, is responsible for about a third of all preventable epilepsy human cases in endemic regions. In Europe, adequate biosecurity of pig housing and meat inspection practices have decreased the incidence of T. solium taeniosis and cysticercosis. Pigs slaughtered at home may have been raised in suboptimal biosecurity conditions and slaughtered without meat inspection. As a result, consumption of undercooked pork from home slaughtered pigs could pose a risk for exposure to T. solium. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk of human T. solium exposure from meat of home slaughtered pigs, in comparison to controlled slaughtered pigs, in European countries. A quantitative microbial risk assessment model (QMRA) was developed and porcine cysticercosis prevalence data, the percentage of home slaughtered pigs, meat inspection sensitivity, the cyst distribution in pork and pork consumption in five European countries, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania and Spain, were included as variables in the model. This was combined with literature about cooking habits to estimate the number of infected pork portions eaten per year in a country. RESULTS: The results of the model showed a 13.83 times higher prevalence of contaminated pork portions from home slaughtered pigs than controlled slaughtered pigs. This difference is brought about by the higher prevalence of cysticercosis in pigs that are home raised and slaughtered. Meat inspection did not affect the higher exposure from pork that is home slaughtered. Cooking meat effectively lowered the risk of exposure to T. solium-infected pork. CONCLUSIONS: This QMRA showed that there is still a risk of obtaining an infection with T. solium due to consumption of pork, especially when pigs are reared and slaughtered at home, using data of five European countries that reported porcine cysticercosis cases. We propose systematic reporting of cysticercosis cases in slaughterhouses, and in addition molecularly confirming suspected cases to gain more insight into the presence of T. solium in pigs and the risk for humans in Europe. When more data become available, this QMRA model could be used to evaluate human exposure to T. solium in Europe and beyond.

KW - Cysticercosis

KW - Exposure

KW - Meat inspection

KW - Portion prevalence

KW - QMRA

KW - Taenia solium

U2 - 10.1186/s13071-019-3320-3

DO - 10.1186/s13071-019-3320-3

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 30755275

AN - SCOPUS:85061502725

VL - 12

JO - Parasites & Vectors

JF - Parasites & Vectors

SN - 1756-3305

M1 - 82

ER -

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