The current study verified the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis in 354.459 bovines slaughtered in the period between January 2008 and December 2008, in a slaughterhouse, in the municipality of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil that has a Federal Inspection Service. Monthly nosograph maps related to the daily post-mortem, created by the Inspection Service during the period, were used. The data was submitted to analysis that revealed a occurrence of 2.487(0,70%) of bovine cysticercosis. The parasite presented a frequency of 56,81% in head muscles and 34,54% in the heart. The cysticercosis is an important cause of organ and carcass condemnation in slaughtered bovines, may indicates the presence of human teniasis in the human population of the area.
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