Parasitic infestations are a major problem in Uganda and this survey in the districts of Iganga and Kamuli Southeastern Uganda has indicated Helminths and Cocciodiosis as major problems. In this study, of the 388 pigs screened for presence of endoparasites, 368 (94.8%) were found infected. The endoparasitic infections were recorded either as single species infection (19.7%) or mixed infections (80.3%). When tested at 95% (MiniTab14), there were significant differences (df = 3, P = 0.01) between number of animals with eggs per gram (epg) > 500 when the four sub-county results were compared. The difference was mainly due to the results from Nawandala sub-county, otherwise, there were no significant differences when any of the other remaining three sub-conties were compared e.g Bukooma Vs Namwendwa (P = 0.374). Pigs with epg >500 need to receive treatment if production losses are to be avoided. Overall 57.2% of the pigs needed to have treatment basing on the epg results. Information provided by the animal health workers indicated that some farmers buy dewormers for their pigs. The contribution of routine deworming to the overall porcine health needs to be evaluated as high helminths prevalence is indicative that the drugs under use may not be helping in the control of the parasites. Issues related to proper dosage or drug resistance in addition to low efficacy of the products used need to be investigated. Since Helminths limit pig production and helminths like Taenia solium are of great public health significance, studies that evaluate the antihelmintic drugs under use in the rural areas are recommended.
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