title: [Echinococcosis: a persistent endemic].
abstract: Echinococcosis seems to be still endemic in Italy. Data from epidemiological studies in middle- south Italy indicates that this parasitosis is often a work- related disease. Our survey concerning findings among patients from surgical departments in Tuscany confirms the rsults of the studies. Echinococcosis is still endemic and dairy farming seems to be a risk factor.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Scienze Immunologiche, Sezione di Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Montinaro
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Sisinni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sartorelli
mesh_terms: D003612:Dairying; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009790:Occupations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D015047:Zoonoses