Echotomographic and serologic screening for hydatidosis in a Tunisian village.
Echotomographic and serologic screening for hydatidosis was carried out in 1,650 subjects aged over 5 years in a village located in a high risk region of central Tunisia. Echotomography detected liver cysts in 6 subjects (prevalence rate: 3.6 per 1,000). These 6 cases were among the 7 positive cases detected by ELISA. In all 6, the diagnosis of liver cysts was confirmed. No other localization was found in any of the subjects including one with a positive ELISA and a normal echotomographic examination. This work demonstrates the high feasibility of echotomography in the field and confirms the high prevalence rate of hydatidosis in the community.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012756:Sheep; D014416:Tunisia; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000906:Antibodies