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The Trend of Hydatidosis in Kermanshah Province, Western Iran (1986–2008)

BACKGROUND: Hydatidosis is the larval stage of the Echinococcus granulosus. This disease is endemic in Iran. There are many studies about hydatidosis in different regions of the country, but there is not any information about the disease in Kermanshah Province. This article will review all available...

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Autores principales: Hamzavi, Y, Vejdani, M, Nazari, N, Mikaeili, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347311
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author Hamzavi, Y
Vejdani, M
Nazari, N
Mikaeili, A
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description BACKGROUND: Hydatidosis is the larval stage of the Echinococcus granulosus. This disease is endemic in Iran. There are many studies about hydatidosis in different regions of the country, but there is not any information about the disease in Kermanshah Province. This article will review all available data about hydatidosis in this province. METHODS: Using web based search engines and a survey on medical student's theses, all the information about hydatid cysts in the province from 1986 -2008 was collected. RESULTS: During these twenty years, at least 482 proven cases of hydatid cyst have been identified in the province. Accordingly, the trend of hydatid cyst operation in the province has been growing and the average annual number of cases has reached 1.41/100,000. Frequency of disease in urban areas was slightly higher than rural areas and the rate of infection in housewives was more than others. CONCLUSION: Because of the growing trend of hydatid cyst operation in Kermanshah Province, which may be due to many different reasons, this province should be considered as one of the important endemic regions of hydatidosis in Iran.
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spelling pubmed-32799122012-02-16 The Trend of Hydatidosis in Kermanshah Province, Western Iran (1986–2008) Hamzavi, Y Vejdani, M Nazari, N Mikaeili, A Iran J Parasitol Original Article BACKGROUND: Hydatidosis is the larval stage of the Echinococcus granulosus. This disease is endemic in Iran. There are many studies about hydatidosis in different regions of the country, but there is not any information about the disease in Kermanshah Province. This article will review all available data about hydatidosis in this province. METHODS: Using web based search engines and a survey on medical student's theses, all the information about hydatid cysts in the province from 1986 -2008 was collected. RESULTS: During these twenty years, at least 482 proven cases of hydatid cyst have been identified in the province. Accordingly, the trend of hydatid cyst operation in the province has been growing and the average annual number of cases has reached 1.41/100,000. Frequency of disease in urban areas was slightly higher than rural areas and the rate of infection in housewives was more than others. CONCLUSION: Because of the growing trend of hydatid cyst operation in Kermanshah Province, which may be due to many different reasons, this province should be considered as one of the important endemic regions of hydatidosis in Iran. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3279912/ /pubmed/22347311 Text en © 2011 Iranian Society of Parasitology & Tehran University of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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Hamzavi, Y
Vejdani, M
Nazari, N
Mikaeili, A
The Trend of Hydatidosis in Kermanshah Province, Western Iran (1986–2008)
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title_full The Trend of Hydatidosis in Kermanshah Province, Western Iran (1986–2008)
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title_short The Trend of Hydatidosis in Kermanshah Province, Western Iran (1986–2008)
title_sort trend of hydatidosis in kermanshah province, western iran (1986–2008)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347311
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