title: Human Hydatidosis/Echinococosis in North Eastern Iran from 2003-2012.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Human cystic echinococcosis (hydatidosis) continues to be an essential cause of morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied hydatid cyst pattern in hospitalized adult patients from 2003 to 2012 in Mashhad and Neyshabour, northeast of Iran.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 1342 patients, 711 females (53%) and 631 males (47%) diagnosed as infected with hydatid cyst were evaluated. Their age was between 1 and 91 yr (mean age 37.75). The most affected age group was 20-30 yr old. Totally, 953 cases (71%) were urban and 375 cases (27.8%) were rural residents. The most common localization of cysts was the liver and lung. The housewives were the most frequently infected occupations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rate of infection with hydatid cyst is high in Mashhad, northeast of Iran, and the incidence of human hydatidosis tends to increase in recent years so control and prevention programs are recommended.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Andalib Aliabadi
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berenji
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdolmajid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fata
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Lida
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jarahi
keywords: Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid cyst; Hydatidosis; Iran
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