Evidence of Low Prevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis in the Catanzaro Province, Calabria Region, Italy

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the neglected tropical diseases recognized by the WHO. affects more than 1 million people worldwide and is responsible for high costs in the healthcare system. A clear knowledge of the prevalence of CE and its clinical characteristics could have an important impa...

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Published in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2020-11, Vol.103 (5), p.1951-1954
Main Authors: Manciulli, Tommaso, Serraino, Riccardo, D'Alessandro, Gian Luca, Cattaneo, Letizia, Mariconti, Mara, Vola, Ambra, Taccari, Francesco, Narra, Roberta, De Vito, Giuseppe, Trecarichi, Enrico Maria, Mazzitelli, Maria, Matera, Giovanni, Casulli, Adriano, Marascio, Nadia, Brunetti, Enrico, Tamarozzi, Francesca, Torti, Carlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Cysts
Echinococcosis - diagnostic imaging
Echinococcosis - epidemiology
Echinococcosis - parasitology
Echinococcosis - transmission
Echinococcus granulosus - isolation & purification
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Italy - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Prevalence
Public health
Tropical diseases
Ultrasonography
Young Adult
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Summary:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the neglected tropical diseases recognized by the WHO. affects more than 1 million people worldwide and is responsible for high costs in the healthcare system. A clear knowledge of the prevalence of CE and its clinical characteristics could have an important impact on the approach to its diagnosis and to the public health planning of treatment and control interventions. We performed a prevalence study in four municipalities of Catanzaro Province, South Italy. This area is considered to be at high risk of CE because of ovine breeding. We screened by abdominal ultrasound 2,426 volunteers, four of whom had abdominal CE. Given the need for prevention and control programs for CE in endemic areas of Italy, a detailed mapping of prevalence of CE, to complement data obtained through hospital discharge records, appears imperative.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0119