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Prevalence of abdominal cystic echinococcosis in rural Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey: a cross-sectional, ultrasound-based, population study from the HERACLES project.
Lancet Infect Dis
July 2018
WHO Collaborating Centre for the Epidemiology, Detection and Control of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; European Reference Laboratory for Parasites and Unit of Foodborne and Neglected Parasitic Diseases, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Cystic echinococcosis is a neglected zoonotic infection recognized by WHO, with this study focusing on its prevalence in rural Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey.
- The research involved a cross-sectional survey using ultrasound screening across 50 villages, resulting in over 24,600 individuals being screened for the disease.
- The findings showed a low but present prevalence of abdominal cystic echinococcosis, with rates of 0.41% in Bulgaria and Romania, and 0.59% in Turkey, affecting individuals of all ages in different provinces.
Efficacy and safety of PAIR for cystic echinococcosis: experience on a large series of patients from Bulgaria.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
January 2011
Clinical Center of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Queen Joanna-Institute for Specialization and Improvement of Medical Doctors, Sofia, Bulgaria.
We report our experience with puncture, aspiration, injection, and reaspiration (PAIR) for the treatment of cystic echinococcosis in Bulgaria. PAIR was performed in 230 patients with 348 echinococcal cysts. At 12-month follow-up, 77.
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