[Hydatidosis: Ultrasonographyc screening in the Río Negro Province 25 years after the first screening].

Introduction: Hydatidosis (cystic echinococcosis) is endemic in Rio Negro Province, Argentina. In 1980 started a control program against the disease. In 1984 Frider et al performed the first ultrasound screening in the world at Pilcaniyeu city, later extended to other localities of Rio Negro province.

[Hydatidosis: Ultrasonographyc screening in the Rio Negro Province 25 years after the first screening].

Introduction: Hydatidosis (cystic echinococcosis) is endemic in Río Negro Province, Argentina. In 1980 started a control program against the disease. In 1984 Frider et al performed the first ultrasound screening in the world at Pilcaniyeu city, later extended to other localities of Rio Negro province.

Early diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cystic echinococcosis in remote rural areas in Patagonia: impact of ultrasound training of non-specialists.

Unlabelled: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a chronic, complex and neglected disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The effects of this neglect have a stronger impact in remote rural areas whose inhabitants have no chances of being diagnosed and treated properly without leaving their jobs and travelling long distances, sometimes taking days to reach the closest referral center.

Background: In 1980 our group set up a control program in endemic regions with CE in rural sections of Rio Negro, Argentina.

Programme for ultrasound diagnoses and treatment with albendazole of cystic echinococcosis in asymptomatic carriers: 10 years of follow-up of cases.

Unlabelled: Cystic echinococcosis is an endemic disease in the Province of Rio Negro, Argentina. Ultrasound surveys carried out in 1984 found prevalence rates of 5.6% in children between 6 and 14 years of age.