Abstract
Echinococcoses and Tibetan Communities
Highlights
Disseminated gonococcal infection in pregnancy presenting as meningitis and dermatitis
Hydatid cysts of Echinococcus granulosus, or the more pathogenic lesions with multiple vesicles caused by E. multilocularis infection, usually grow slowly in the liver, so that severe illness and death may eventually occur in a high proportion of those with untreated infections [3,4]
7 provincial Ministry of Health (MoH) carried out a mass abdominal screening of 34,500 persons using portable ultrasound scanners
Summary
Risk factors for human echinococcosis (both CE and AE) in Tibetan communities usually include occupation, age (older persons are at higher risk), gender (higher risk for female), environment (pastoral landscapes), livestock ownership, and a history of dog ownership, as well as indicators of low socioeconomic status, including poor water quality and illiteracy [7,9] The prevalence levels of human AE in Ganze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Sichuan Province) are among the highest recorded anywhere in the world. Markham Hospital in Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Sichuan) performed 1,200 operations for echinococcosis from 1992 through 2005, 20% for AE disease.
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