title: [Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of hymenolepiasis in the Ivano-Frankovsk region].
abstract: Based on their retrospective epidemiological analysis and examination of 56 outpatient case histories, the authors have studied the clinical and epidemiological regularities of hymenolepiasis in the Ivano-Frankovsk region, which is characterized by: 1) its epidemic and familial pattern, mainly afflicting rural populations, young schoolchildren in particular; 2) high contagiousness and incidence of multiinvasions in the tense foci; 3) a number of the most typical syndromes identified in the clinical picture of helminthic infections, which may serve as criteria for selecting patients for laboratory studies.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Mateĭko
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Dikiĭ
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gerasimchuk
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Gurovskaia
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Murzova
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Lukerenko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D007223:Infant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Kliniko-épidemiologicheskaia kharakteristika gimenolepidoza v Ivano-Frankovskoĭ oblasti.