Risk Factors for Echinococcosis in the Kyrgyz Republic

Abstract

The epidemic of echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan began after the collapse of the Soviet Union and was associated with a change in agricultural practices: the closure of large organized collective farms and the cessation of nomadic sheep breeding, which separated livestock from agriculture.The peak incidence occurred in 2014 and amounted to 20.2 per 100,000 population per year. Major disease control efforts have been made since 2008, and after 2016 there has been a slow decline in incidence. Despite these successes, the incidence remains at a high level [1, 2, 3].