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Intense Focus of Alveolar Echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan.

Bebezov, Bakhadyr; Mamashev, Nurlan; Umetaliev, Tilek; Ziadinov, Iskender; Craig, Philip S; Joekel, Deborah E; Deplazes, Peter; Grimm, Felix; Torgerson, Paul R.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 24(6): 1119-1122, 2018 06.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29774832

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Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additional 2.2% possible AE, representing an emerging situation. The risk for probable or confirmed AE was significantly higher in dog owners.

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Echinococcosis/epidemiology , Echinococcosis/microbiology , Echinococcus multilocularis , Animals , Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Dog Diseases/transmission , Dogs , Echinococcosis/transmission , Echinococcus multilocularis/classification , Echinococcus multilocularis/genetics , Humans , Kyrgyzstan/epidemiology , Prevalence , Public Health Surveillance , Seroepidemiologic Studies

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