Epidemiology of amoebic liver abscess in Mexico: the case of Sonora

Amoebic liver abscess in USA: a population‐based study of incidence, temporal trends and mortality

“…In a study by Blessman et al, the annual incidence of ALA in the Vietnamese province of Hué between 1990 and 1998 was 210 per million inhabitants (6). Nationwide data from Mexico have shown a decrease in the incidence of ALA from 85 cases per million in 1995 to 37 per million in 2000 (28). Similarly, we observed a 2.4% annual decline in hospitalization rates for ALA in USA; this decreasing incidence was restricted to males.…”

Drenaje de absceso hepático amebiano por laparoscopia de puerto único. Reporte de un caso

“…En México la amebiasis intestinal y sus complicaciones presentan una incidencia de 384.15/100,000 habitantes, por lo que es considerado una zona endémica de dicha enfermedad 5,6 .…”

Entamoeba histolytica

“…Liver abscesses due to amebiasis are 10 times more frequent in adults than in children and most extra-intestinal amebiasis is found in persons from 20 to 50 years of age with 1 female infected for 4-6 males Valenzuela et al, 2007).…”