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The infestation by this parasite is underestimated since it is neither zoonotic nor inducing high economic losses in the sheep sector.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study aimed at estimating different parasitological indicators, <jats:italic>Cysticercus tenuicollis<\/jats:italic> infestation in small ruminants using a slaughterhouse\u2010based survey in Northeast Tunisia. A total number of 3,692 sheep and 78 goats were examined in the slaughterhouse of Menzel Temime.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence was estimated to be 2.8 (106\/3692) and 8.9% (7\/78) in sheep and goats, respectively. The abundance in these two species was 0.24 and 0.05 and the intensity 1.97 and 2.85, respectively. In goats, all the cysts were found in the mesentery, whilst, in sheep, the majority were in mesentery (96%) but also on the liver in 2% of the cases and in both organs (2%). 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