ArticleCanada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada2024
Human echinococcosis incidence in Canada: A retrospective descriptive study using administrative hospital and ambulatory visit data, 2000-2020.
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- Hepatobiliary alveolar echinococcosis treated with delayed resection following percutaneous drainage.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2025Article
- Human helminth infections above latitude 60°N: reports published 2001-2024.Parasitology · 2025Review
- Management of cystic echinococcosis in British Columbia: outcomes and suggestions to improve guideline adherence.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieArticle
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Abstract
Background: Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the ingestion of tapeworm eggs shed by canids. The potential recent establishment of a more virulent European-type strain may be impacting human echinococcosis in Canada, yet information is limited. Objective: Administrative hospital and ambulatory visit data were used to provide a baseline of human echinococcosis cases in Canada between 2000-2020. Methods: Canadian Institute of Health Information's Discharge Abstract Database, Hospital Morbidity Database and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System were combined to identify cases. Risk ratios (RR) by demographic factors and cumulative incidences (CIN) over place and time were calculated. Results: A total of 806 echinococcosis cases were identified in Canada between 2000-2020, for a mean annual CIN of 1.3 cases per million population. Over the two decades, the mean annual CIN of cases increased nationally (1.3-1.4 cases per million), in the Northwest Territories (6.3-9.1 cases per million), in Alberta (1.5-2.4 cases per million) and in the Atlantic provinces (0.2-0.6 cases per million). Those from the Territories had the highest risk of echinococcosis (RR 17.1; 95% confidence interval: 8.7-33.7). Conclusion: Though explanations are multifactorial, the new European-type strain may have a role in the small absolute increase in echinococcosis CIN in Canada observed over the study period. The CIN is likely underestimated and the validity of administrative data for analyzing zoonoses warrants investigation. Though this study contributes important awareness and a baseline, improved data are needed to clarify the effects of the new strain and inform public health response.
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