title: [Cystic Echinococcosis Seropositivity in the Blood Samples Sent to Parasitology Laboratory of Yüzüncü Yıl University Medical Faculty between 2005 and 2013: Retrospective Assessment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was performed in order to contribute the data on the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in Turkey and to reveal this parasitosis problem in Van province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Blood samples of 2642 patients (1214 men, 1428 women; 506 of them 0-13 age, 2136 of them 14 and over age group), which were sent with suspected CE to Parasitology Laboratory from various policlinics of Yüzüncü Yıl University Medical Faculty, between the dates of 01.09.2005 and 01.09.2013, were evaluated for CE by using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) (R-Biopharm, Germany; IgG) method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  801 (30.3%) of examined blood samples of these patients were found positive for this parasitosis. Seropositivity was found 31.9% of men, 29% of women; 33.4% of 0-13 age group, 29.6% of 14 and over age group in the study. Cysts, which were obtained from operated seropositive patients, were confirmed that unilocular cysts as pathological.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As a result, it was seen that CE is continued to be a major public health problem in Van province and it was appear that comprehensive protection and control programs should be carry out to struggle this disease.
authors.affiliation: Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Van, Türkiye. ztas72@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Zeynep Taş
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Yunus Emre
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Beyhan
authors.forename: Mehmet Çetin
authors.initials: MÇ
authors.lastname: Kotan
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Çobanoğlu
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekici
authors.forename: Nuriz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ödemiş
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth