The epidemiology of hydatid disease in England and Wales

The epidemiology of hydatid disease in man in England and Wales, based on the data collected between 1981 and 1983 at the Hydatid Reference Laboratory of the Public Health Laboratory Service, is presented. The incidence of hydatid disease was 42 cases per annum, with 2 cases per million population o...

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Published in:The Journal of hygiene 1986-02, Vol.96 (1), p.121-127
Main Authors: Stallbaumer, M. F., Clarkson, M. J., Bailey, J. W., Pritchard, J. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Animal diseases
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Child
Cysts
Demography
Disease eradication
Disease incidence rates
Disease prevalence rates
Disease risk
Dogs
Echinococcosis - epidemiology
Echinococcosis - etiology
England
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hydatids
Male
Middle Aged
Notifiable diseases
Public Health
Sex Factors
Veterinary medical education
Wales
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Summary:The epidemiology of hydatid disease in man in England and Wales, based on the data collected between 1981 and 1983 at the Hydatid Reference Laboratory of the Public Health Laboratory Service, is presented. The incidence of hydatid disease was 42 cases per annum, with 2 cases per million population occurring in Wales and 0·2 per million in England. The highest prevalence was in London amongst the immigrant population. The incidence in the indigenous population was 15·5 cases per annum, with 5·6 cases per million occurring in South Powys, parts of South Wales and Herefordshire. The population most at risk is the rural, farming community in that area, but the West Midlands is also an apparent focus of the disease.
ISSN:0022-1724
2396-8184
DOI:10.1017/S0022172400062616