Survival strategy of Echinococcus multilocularis in the human host.

As exemplified by "aborted" calcified liver lesions commonly found in patients from endemic areas, Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes develop only in a minority of individuals exposed to infection with the papasite. Clinical research has disclosed some aspects of the survival strategy of E. multilocularis in human hosts.

Management of hepatitis C patients: a French population-based study.

Aims: Our aim was to assess the proportion of patients in a well-defined population reaching specialized medical care after hepatitis C diagnosis.

Methods: Hepatitis C-positive patients recorded in the population-based registry of Cote-d'Or, an administrative district in France, constituted the study population.

Results: Between 1994 and 1999, new hepatitis C-positive serology was diagnosed in 847 patients, of whom 690 were eligible for this study.