Observational studyPLoS neglected tropical diseases2015
Surveillance of Human Echinococcosis in Castilla-Leon (Spain) between 2000-2012.
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- Epidemiological distribution of Echinococcus granulosus s.l. infection in human and domestic animal hosts in European Mediterranean and Balkan countries: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Pooled it
- Medical treatment of cystic echinococcosis: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Pooled it
- Monitoring incidence of human echinococcosis in Spain: 2000-2021.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2026Article
- A Multicenter Retrospective Study of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis Patients in the United States (1997-2024).The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2026Observational
- Multiloculated cystic pelvic mass in a post-menopausal woman: A case of ovarian hydatid cyst mimicking malignancy.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Primary cerebral hydatid cyst with orbital extension: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-Based Prevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis in the Samarkand Region of Uzbekistan: Results from a Field Survey.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Cystic echinococcosis in a Moroccan boy: a silent and neglected disease among refugee and migrant children.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Evidence of Low Prevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis in the Catanzaro Province, Calabria Region, Italy.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Complications Associated with Initial Clinical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis: A 20-year Cohort Analysis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Observational
- The disease burden of human cystic echinococcosis based on HDRs from 2001 to 2014 in Italy.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
- Retrospective study of human cystic echinococcosis over the past decade in France, using a nationwide hospital medical information database.Parasitology research · 2016Article
- Cystic Echinococcosis Epidemiology in Spain Based on Hospitalization Records, 1997-2012.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2016Article
- Evaluation of Echinococcosis Pre-Diagnosis Patients Admitted to the National Parasitology Reference Laboratory of Turkey from 2014-2019.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important health problem in many areas of the world including the Mediterranean region. However, the real CE epidemiological situation is not well established. In fact, it is possible that CE is a re-emerging disease due to the weakness of current control programs. METHODOLOGY: We performed a retrospective observational study of inpatients diagnosed with CE from January 2000 to December 2012 in the Western Spain Public Health-Care System. PRINCIPAL
findingsDuring the study period, 5510 cases of CE were diagnosed and 3161 (57.4%) of the cases were males. The age mean and standard deviation were 67.8 ± 16.98 years old, respectively, and 634 patients (11.5%) were younger than 45 years old. A total of 1568 patients (28.5%) had CE as the primary diagnosis, and it was most frequently described in patients <45 years old. Futhermore, a secondary diagnosis of CE was usually found in patients >70 year old associated with other causes of comorbidity. The period incidence rate was 17 cases per 105 person-years and was significantly higher when compared to the incidence declared through the Notifiable Disease System (1.88 cases per 105 person-years; p<0.001).
conclusionsCE in western Spain is an underestimated parasitic disease. It has an active transmission, with an occurrence in pediatric cases, but has decreased in the recent years. The systematic search of Hospital Discharge Records of the National Health System Register (HDR) may be a more accurate method than other methods for the estimation of the incidence of CE in endemic areas.
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