A retrospective hospital study of human cystic echinococcosis in Egypt.
We performed a retrospective study to determine annual clinical incidence of human cystic echinococcosis (CE) in 14 Egyptian hospitals between January 1997 and December 1999. From 492 353 records examined, 133 (0.027%) new human CE cases were recorded. Of these, 50 (37.6%) were from Alexandria and Matrouh hospitals, 33 (24.8%) from Giza Chest Hospital and 50 from other regions. Matrouh governorate had the highest annual clinical incidence (1.34-2.60 per 100 000) followed by Giza governorate (0.80-1.16 per 100 000). About a third of those affected were aged < or = 20 years. Liver and lungs were the organs most affected. Although human CE is of low endemicity in Egypt, it may-represent a public health concern in Matrouh and Giza governorates.
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Research and Training Centre on Vectors of Diseases, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt.
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El Setouhy
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Craig
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Ramzy
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D017677:Age Distribution; D018563:Disease Notification; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013396:Suction