Regional Epidemiology of Human Cestodiasis in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic

Abstract

In the Kabardino-Balkar Republic the human helminth fauna of the class Cestoda includes 5 species ( Echinococcus granulosus Batsch, 1786; Taeniarhynchus saginatus Goeze, 1782; Taenia solium L., 1758; Dipylidium caninum L., 1758; Hymenolepis nana Siebold, 1852). In the plains and foothill areas of the region in humans all five species of cestodes, in the mountainous area - 2 species ( Echinococcus granulosus, Taeniarhynchus saginatus) have been identified. During 7 years in total 641 children and 1696 adults ( 2337 cases) were infested with echinococcos, taeniarhynchosis, taeniasis, dipylidiosis, hymenolepiasis. Total incidence of cestodiasis per 100,000 population is 0.00075% in children, 0.00200% - in adults (in total - 0.00275%)

Epidemiology of Taenia solium infection in the Russian Federation in the last 20 years: a systematic review

“…A study of the influence of climatic and geographical characteristics on the prevalence of parasitic human infections in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria showed that T. solium taeniasis occurred in lower and hilly areas, but not in the mountainous areas. In contrast, in the same study, T. saginata and Trichinella spiralis infections were more prevalent in mountainous areas (Sarbasheva et al, 2012).…”

“…A study in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria showed that land elevation has an influence on the prevalence of T. solium infection (Sarbasheva et al, 2012). As the RF population of 145 million includes, in addition to the majority Slavic population (mostly Christians who consume pork), more than 100 ethnic groups (Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, https://www.…”

“…Occurrence of taeniasis According to official data (whether published in articles or in official reports) a total of 2889 cases of T. solium taeniasis were registered in the RF in the last 20 years (2000-2019; official data not available for 2003) (Onishchenko, 2007;Rosselkhoznadzor annual reports, 2008Rosselkhoznadzor annual reports, -2019Derzhavina et al, 2011;Sarbasheva et al, 2012;Dudarev et al, 2013). The method used to diagnose taeniasis was microscopic examination of faecal samples.…”

“…The method used to diagnose taeniasis was microscopic examination of faecal samples. Of the total number of cases, 2614 were associated with the year they were registered, while for 275 cases from the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic (Sarbasheva et al, 2012), the year of detection was not specified (rather, a total was given for the 2006-2012 period), so they were not included in further analyses.…”

Monitoring of the Trematode Metorchis Albidus (Braun, 1893), the Causative Agent of Methorchosis, as a Threat to Habitat and Health Domestic Canines and Humans in the Southern Regions of Russia

“…Many authors consider helminthiases of animals and humans to be a large-scale sanitary threat to the urbanized territories of Russia, the eggs and larvae of which are contaminated soils and wastewater [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Trematode of the species Metorchis albidus are one of the global epidemic risks for the population of the planet and the Russian Federation [1,2].…”