title: [Surveillance of echinococcosis in high risk areas of Yixing City from 2008 to 2009].
abstract: An investigation was conducted retrospectively for echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in Yixing City from 2008 to 2009, the serum or fecal samples of suspected patients during the past 5 years and host animals were assessed by ELISA. There were 2 cases reported by network and 4 confirmed patients by investigation, and among the total 6 cases, 5 cases may be infected in the locality. The positive rates were 0.52%, 0.14% and 1.08% in adults aged over 20 years, children aged 7 to 12 years (by serum tests) and dogs (by fecal tests) respectively.
authors.affiliation: Yixing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Province, Yixing 214206, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Fei
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Wen-Wen
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Zhi-Qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012423:Rural Health; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D055815:Young Adult