A sero-epidemiological study of cystic echinococcosis in Izmir and its surrounding area, Turkey

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1999

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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most important helmintic diseases in Turkey. In this study ELISA and IFA techniques were used as an initial screening tests to estimate the prevalence of CE in man within the rural areas and also in the urban area of Izmir. A total of 2055 blood samples were collected from residents of Izmir and surrounding area were processed, and 71 (3.45 %) sere-positive cases were detected. These seropositive serum samples, and also 150 sere-negative sera, were retested with Indirect haemaglutination (IHA), SDS-PAGE and Western blotting and an Echinococcus antigen with an apparent molecular weight of 8 (or 12) and 116 kDa were identified as diagnostically important for patients of CE in Turkey. According to our data, prevalence of CE in Izmir and surrounding area was found 291 per 100 000 (6/2055) inhabitants.

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cystic echinococcosis, sero-epidemiology, Echinoccoccus granulosus

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Helminthologia

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Q3

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36

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1

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