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11412805

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
Epidemiological surveillance for hydatidosis is based on initial determination and follow-up of the infestation rate in man, sheep and dogs. The use of ultrasonography (US) as a screening method has demonstrated its usefulness in detecting asymptomatic human carriers of abdominal hydatidosis. To evaluate the contribution of US to epidemiological surveillance within the framework of disease control programs, we performed 719 US studies in school children from 7 to 13 years of age, in rural areas of Río Negro, Argentina, subjected to canine deparasitization during 1984/1986 and 1997/1998. In the first period, 15/268 (5.6%), while in the second, 5/451 (1.1%) carriers were detected (P < 0.0004). The average diameter of the cysts was 4.71 cm in 1984/1986 and 2.14 in 1997/1998. US as a mass screening method allows evaluation of early changes in human prevalence rates, closely related to infestation rates in sheeps and dogs, thus providing a sensitive indicator of the evaluation of control programs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0001-706X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
219-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Epidemiological surveillance of human hydatidosis by means of ultrasonography: its contribution to the evaluation of control programs.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Internal Medicine-Hepatology, Argerich Hospital, Government of Buenos Aires City, Associated to the University of Buenos Aires, Alte Brown 240, 1171, Buenos Aires, Argentina. frider@bigfoot.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study