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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Tiaoying, Li ; Jiamin, Qiu ; Wen, Yang ; Craig, Philip S. ; Xingwang, Chen ; ... More +
Tiaoying, Li ; Jiamin, Qiu ; Wen, Yang ; Craig, Philip S. ; Xingwang, Chen ; Ning, Xiao ; Ito, Akira ; Giraudoux, Patrick ; Wulamu, Mamuti ; Wen, Yu ; Schantz, Peter M. Less -
Description:
We screened 3,199 people from Shiqu County, Sichuan Province, China, for abdominal echinococcosis (hydatid disease) by portable ultrasound combined with specific serodiagnostic tests. Both cystic echinococcosis (CE) (Echinococcus granulosus infection) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) (E. multilocularis) were co-endemic in this area at the highest village prevalence values recorded anywhere in the world: 12.9% were infected with one or the other form (6.8% CE and 6.2% AE). Prevalences of both CE and AE were significantly higher in female than male patients and increased with the age of the person screened. Pastoral herdsmen were at highest risk for infection (prevalence 19.0%). Prevalence of CE varied in 5 townships from 0% to 12.1%, whereas AE prevalence ranged from 0% to 14.3%. Risk factors associated with both infections included the number of owned dogs, frequency of contact with dogs, and sources of drinking water.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Age Distribution Animals Child Dogs Echinococcosis/epidemiology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Research Risk Factors Rural Health Sex Distribution
Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 11(12):1866-1873.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
China
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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