title: [The problem of human helminthiasis in the Republic of Bashkortostan].
abstract: This investigation was undertaken to study trends in helminthiasis morbidity in the Republic of Bashkortostan in 2009-2011. A total of 1497 subjects who came to the Laboratory of the Department of Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology, Bashkir State Medical University, in 2009-2011, have been randomly selected for this investigation. IgG antibodies were identified in their blood. Enzyme immunoassay has revealed anti-helminth antibodies in 4.7, 4.9, and 4.6% of the examinees in 2009, 2010, and 2011, respectively. Antibodies against Ascaris, Ecchinococcus, Opisthorchis, and Toxocara were most common in the examinees. According to the official statistics, the Republic of Bashkiria showed a 26.4% decrease in helminthiasis morbidity, alterations in the structure of morbidity, and a reduction in the proportion of helminths habiting the intestine, and an increase in the proportion of tissue helminthiases in the period 2006 to 2011.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tuĭgunov
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Lukmanov
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Fazlaev
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Lukmanova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001486:Bashkiria / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G