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Existing diagnostic methods vary in accuracy and efficiency; whole carcass dissection is the most reliable method but is labour-intensive and destroys the carcass so can only be used in a research setting. Serological tests offer lower specificity, while meat inspection and lingual examination lack sensitivity, hampering accurate estimates and the removal of infected pigs from the food chain. Here, we provide the first estimates of PC prevalence in abattoirs in Rwanda. We use whole carcass dissection to determine the diagnostic accuracy of a commercial antigen-ELISA to estimate the true prevalence of infection across Rwanda and identify <jats:italic>Taenia<\/jats:italic> species affecting local pigs. We carried out a cross-sectional survey in 6 abattoirs across Rwanda (n = 744 pigs), with whole carcass dissection of a subset of 67 pigs. Cysts were detected in 20\/67 (30%) of carcasses, with &gt;1000 cysts in 9\/20 (45%) of infected pigs. All cysts were identified as <jats:italic>Taenia solium<\/jats:italic> by PCR-RFLP, with no cysts of <jats:italic>Taenia hydatigena<\/jats:italic> found. The antigen-ELISA showed a sensitivity of 90% (95% CI: 68\u201399) and specificity of 85% (95% CI: 72\u201394), when compared to dissection. Using these estimates, the true prevalence was calculated as 25\u201343% in two abattoirs in south-west Rwanda, and 2\u20133% in the rest of the country. Fewer than half of infected pigs were detected by tongue palpation and post-mortem veterinary inspection. Our data indicate a high prevalence of PC in Rwandan abattoirs. Tongue palpation and veterinary inspections, as currently carried out, have little impact in removing cyst-infested pigs from the food chain. 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