DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjavs.2025.v12i07.002

Pages: 242-247

A study was carried out on meat from the main abattoirs with the general aim of avoiding health risks in meat from abattoirs in the Tonkpi Region, in the west of Côte d'Ivoire. Post-mortem inspection was used to carry out health and veterinary checks on cattle carcasses from the abattoirs. The methodology used was simple random sampling, in which individuals with the same probability of being selected were drawn at random. A total of 390 samples were taken from the intestines that had been in contact with the carcasses during transport to the markets, and these samples were sent to the laboratory and prepared using histopathological methods so that they could be observed under a light microscope. The samples were stained with May-Grünwald Giemsa (MGG) to characterise the lesions and identify the tissue or cell locations of the aetiological agent. The laboratory results revealed the presence of Cryptospridium parvum oocysts in the intestines, which contaminated bovine carcasses intended for human consumption. High prevalence rates (41.54%) of cryptosporidiosis were observed in meat from abattoirs, notably 15.64% in Man, 14.10% in Danané and 11.79% in Biankouma. This disease is one of the emerging zoonoses and is mainly found in immunocompromised subjects. The comparison of prevalences between the different abattoirs in the Tonkpi Region was not significant (p>0.05). Generally speaking, meat produced in abattoirs and sold on markets in the region revealed a potential public health risk.