[Echinococcosis/hydatidosis in Emilia-Romagna: a study of hospital admissions in the period of 1989-1993].
An overview of the epidemiology human echinococcosis/hydatidosis is presented for the Emilia-Romagna region during the period 1989-1993. Data were extracted from hospital discharge reports. The description was based on 806 discharges totaling 10187 days of stay. Thirty-five percent of the patients discharged were residents outside the Emilia-Romagna region. A significant statistical correlation was identified between a high average yearly incidence of the disease and a relatively small jurisdiction of residency. No correlation was established between average yearly incidence and number and density of sheep and goats and farms and estimated dogs.
Ostanello
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Istituto di Patologia ed Igiene Veterinaria, Università di Padova.
Piccolomini
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Martinello
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Vizioli
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M
Battelli
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
Echinococcosi/idatidosi in Emilia-Romagna: indagine sui ricoveri ospedalieri nel periodo 1989-1993.