TY - JOUR AU - Sithole, Msawenkosi I. AU - Bekker, Johan L. AU - Mukaratirwa, Samson PY - 2020 DA - 2020/02/06 TI - Consumer knowledge and practices to pork safety in two Taenia solium cysticercosis endemic districts in Eastern Cape Province of South Africa JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 107 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - Globally, Taenia solium can cause cysticercosis in humans (including neurocysticercosis) and in pigs through ingestion of eggs and taeniasis in humans through ingestion of raw/undercooked pork contaminated with mature cysts. It is now recognised globally as one of the most prevalent food-borne parasitic diseases. The majority of cases have been reported in developing countries where consumption of food produced under unhygienic conditions is prevalent, exacerbated by lack of food safety education. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and practices of consumers towards pork safety in two districts of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, where T. solium cysticercosis is endemic in pigs and humans. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4839-9 DO - 10.1186/s12879-020-4839-9 ID - Sithole2020 ER -