A high prevalence of cystic hydatid disease in North Africa

Shambesh, Mohamed; Craig, Philip S.; Ibrahem, Mohamed M.; Gusbi, A. M.; Echtuish, E. F.

doi:10.1080/00034983.1997.11813225

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“…Women appear to be more exposed to the eggs of the parasite, either through closer contact with dogs, or through their domestic and agricultural practices. The trend toward higher surgical incidence among women is consistent with reports from other Arab countries, including Jordan (Kamhawi 1995;Abdel-Hafez and Kamhawi 1997) and North African countries (El Idrissi et al 1997;Shambesh et al 1997).…”

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confidence: 79%

“…The disease is endemic in many countries throughout the world, including the Middle East (Schantz et al 1995;Abdel-Hafez and Kamhawi 1997). Within the Middle East, CE is a signi®cant public-health problem in several countries, including Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Arabian Peninsula and North African countries (Abdel-Hafez and Kamhawi 1997;Dar and Alkarmi 1997;Ibrahim and Gusbi 1997;Kachani et al 1997;Ouhelli et al 1997;Shambesh et al 1997). In Israel, a major focus of endemicity is found in the northern Arab villages of Yirka and Tamra (Goldsmith et al 1991;Nahmias et al 1993Nahmias et al , 1994Furth et al 1994;El-On et al 1997;Hoida et al 1998).…”

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confidence: 96%

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Human cystic echinococcosis in the West Bank of Palestine: surgical incidence and seroepidemiological study

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The surgical incidence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) due to Echinococcus granulosus was investigated in hospitals of the West Bank, Palestinian Authority between January 1990 and December 1997. Serum samples from school-children in Yata town, which showed the highest surgical incidence, were tested for anti-hydatid antibodies. A total of 390 surgically confirmed cases were recorded throughout the 8-year period, with an overall mean annual surgical incidence (MASI) of 3.1 per 100,000. A high MASI of 4.9, 5.0 and 5.1 per 100,000 was found in Hebron, Jericho and Bethlehem Governorates, respectively. Yata town, Hebron governorate, showed the highest MASI, at 16.8 per 100,000. The highest incidence was found in age groups 11-20 and 21-30 years, at 27.4% and 21.5% of the total number of cases. While there was no significant gender difference in the number of cases in the age groups of 20 years or less, the male to female case ratio was 1:3.2-4.1 in the older age groups. The liver was the most common site of hydatid cysts in 69.9% of cases. Lung cysts were predominant in younger age groups (20 years or less). The seropositivity for CE in the school-children of Yata was 2.4% and 2.1% using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the indirect haemagglutination test, respectively. CE is a significant endemic disease throughout the West Bank. The disease is acquired early in life and is more prevalent among females than males. Behaviour and life-style favour the spread of the disease.

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Human cystic echinococcosis in the West Bank of Palestine: surgical incidence and seroepidemiological study

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“…in the absence of imaging techniques such as sonography) may lead to over-diagnosis of hydatid disease. This suspicion was recently con® rmed in an area of high prevalence in Libya (Shambesh et al , 1997). Unfortunately, the donor of the single seropositive human serum detected in the present survey could not be traced for further medical examination.…”

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The seroprevalence of cystic hydatidosis in Oman

Idris

Ruppel

Gehrig-Feistel

et al. 1999

Annals of Tropical Medicine And Parasitology

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The presence of antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus in sera from 306 humans and 390 camels in Oman was investigated by indirect haemagglutination assays. Only one of the human and five of the camel sera gave positive reactions. The reactivities of the human sera were confirmed by ELISA. These results, together with isolated reports of hydatid cysts, indicate that E. granulosus is endemic in Oman, although with a low prevalence.

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“…It was of especial interest that Matrouh governorate, which is adjacent to the Libyan border, had the highest annual incidence. The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya is known to have a high prevalence of human CE [5].…”

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“…The disease is highly endemic in most of the countries of the Mediterranean basin, including North Africa and the Middle East [1,2]. It has been reported as an important public health problem in Jordan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Israel [3][4][5][6][7]. Thus, Egypt is surrounded by countries endemic for CE, and several publications have recognized the existence of human CE cases among Egyptians [8][9][10].…”

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A retrospective hospital study of human cystic echinococcosis in Egypt

Kandeel

Es²,

Helmy³

et al. 2004

East Mediterr Health J.

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Weperformed a retrospective study to determine annual clinical incidence of human cystic echinococcosis [CE] in 14 Egyptian hospitals between January 1997 and December 1999. From 492 353 records examined, 133 [0.027%] new human CE cases were recorded. Of these, 50 [37.6%] were from Alexandria and Matrouh hospitals, 33 [24.8%] from Giza Chest Hospital and 50 from other regions. Matrouh governorate had the highest annual clinical incidence [1.34-2.60 per 100 000] followed by Giza governorate [0.80-1.16 per 100 000]. About a third of those affected were aged

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A high prevalence of cystic hydatid disease in North Africa

Cited by 8 publications

References 11 publications

Human cystic echinococcosis in the West Bank of Palestine: surgical incidence and seroepidemiological study

Human cystic echinococcosis in the West Bank of Palestine: surgical incidence and seroepidemiological study

The seroprevalence of cystic hydatidosis in Oman

A retrospective hospital study of human cystic echinococcosis in Egypt

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