Echinococcus granulosus Infection in Spain

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus is an endemic disease in Spain. Although specific control programmes initiated in the 1980s have led to marked reductions in CE infection rates in Spain, the disease still remains an important human and animal health problem in...

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Published in:Zoonoses and public health 2008-04, Vol.55 (3), p.156-165
Main Authors: Carmena, D, Sánchez-Serrano, L.P, Barbero-Martínez, I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animal diseases
Animals
Animals, Domestic - parasitology
Cattle
cystic echinococcosis
Disease Notification - statistics & numerical data
Dogs
Echinococcosis - epidemiology
Echinococcosis - mortality
Echinococcosis - transmission
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus granulosus - isolation & purification
Epidemiology
Female
Horses
Humans
hydatidosis
Incidence
Infections
intestinal dog echinococcosis
Livestock
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Public Health
Sentinel Surveillance - veterinary
Sheep
Spain
Spain - epidemiology
Swine
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Summary:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus is an endemic disease in Spain. Although specific control programmes initiated in the 1980s have led to marked reductions in CE infection rates in Spain, the disease still remains an important human and animal health problem in many regions of the country. Human incidence and livestock (including sheep, cattle, pigs and horses) prevalence data were gathered from national epidemiological surveillance information systems and regional institutions for the period 2000-2005. Additionally, data on the prevalence of E. granulosus infection in dogs were obtained from published literature. The most affected regions were those of the North Eastern, Central and Western parts of the country, (Autonomous Regions of Aragon, Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon, Extremadura, Navarre and La Rioja), where human CE incidence rates in the range of 1.1-3.4 cases per 10⁵ inhabitants coexist with ovine/bovine CE prevalence rates up to 23%. Control programmes of hydatidosis/echinococcosis should be reinforced in these regions to reduce the prevalence of the disease.
ISSN:1863-2378
1863-1959
1863-2378
DOI:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2007.01100.x