THE CYSTICERCUS-OVIS CYSTICERCOSIS - A NO N-ZOONOTIC MUSCULAR CYSTICEROSIS

Ovine cysticercosis caused by Cysticercus ovis is a non zoonotic larva l cestodosis, which is rare in France, but endemic in sheep breeding c ountries like Australia, New Zealand, or Argentina. Cysticerci of Cyst icercus ovis are similar to those from Cysticercus cellulosae, which i s not a specific parasite. Recent observations on infected sheep carca sses emphasize the need of increased knowledge on Taenia ovis parasiti c cycle and of improvement of diagnosis methods in both species. Incre ased sheep meat importation in France suggests a carefull search of th is parasite and a cysticerci species identification.