YR Yang
Community surveys and risk factor analysis of human alveolar and cystic echinococcosis in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
Yang, YR; Sun, T; Li, Z; Zhang, JZ; Teng, J; Liu, XZ; Liu, RQ; Zhao, R; Jones, MK; Wang, Y; Wen, H; Feng, XH; Zhao, Q; Zhao, YM; Shi, DZ; Bartholomot, B; Vuitton, DA; Pleydell, D; Giraudoux, P; Ito, A; Danson, FM; Boufana, B; Craig, PS; Williams, GM; McManus, DP
Authors
T Sun
Z Li
JZ Zhang
J Teng
XZ Liu
RQ Liu
R Zhao
MK Jones
Y Wang
H Wen
XH Feng
Q Zhao
YM Zhao
DZ Shi
B Bartholomot
DA Vuitton
D Pleydell
P Giraudoux
A Ito
Prof Mark Danson F.M.Danson@salford.ac.uk
B Boufana
PS Craig
GM Williams
DP McManus
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the true community prevalence of human cystic (CE) and alveolar (AE) echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in a highly endemic region in Ningxia Hui, China, by detecting asymptomatic cases. METHODS: Using hospital records and “AE-risk” landscape patterns we selected study communities predicted to be at risk of human echinococcosis in Guyuan, Longde and Xiji counties. We conducted community surveys of 4773 individuals from 26 villages in 2002 and 2003 using questionnaire analysis, ultrasound examination and serology. FINDINGS: Ultrasound and serology showed a range of prevalences for AE (0–8.1%; mean 2%) and CE (0–7.4%; mean 1.6%), with the highest prevalence in Xiji (2% for CE, 2.5% for AE). There were significant differences in the prevalence of CE, AE and total echinococcosis between the three counties and villages (with multiple degrees of freedom). While hospital records showed 96% of echinococcosis cases attributable to CE, our survey showed a higher prevalence of human AE (56%) compared to CE (44%). Questionnaire analysis revealed that key risk factors for infection were age and dog ownership for both CE and AE, and Hui ethnicity and being female for AE. Drinking well-water decreased the risk for both AE and CE. CONCLUSION: Echinococcosis continues to be a severe public health problem in this part of China because of unhygienic practices/habits and poor knowledge among the communities regarding this disease.
Citation
Yang, Y., Sun, T., Li, Z., Zhang, J., Teng, J., Liu, X., …McManus, D. (2006). Community surveys and risk factor analysis of human alveolar and cystic echinococcosis in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 84(9), 714-721. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.05.025718
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Acceptance Date | Feb 17, 2006 |
Publication Date | Sep 1, 2006 |
Deposit Date | Nov 20, 2009 |
Journal | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
Print ISSN | 0042-9686 |
Publisher | World Health Organization (WHO) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 84 |
Issue | 9 |
Pages | 714-721 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.05.025718 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.05.025718 |
Related Public URLs | http://www.who.int/bulletin/en/index.html |
You might also like
Globe-LFMC 2.0, an enhanced and updated dataset for live fuel moisture content research
(2024)
Journal Article
Stage 1 Validation of Plant Area Index from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation
(2023)
Journal Article
The terrestrial laser scanning revolution in forest ecology
(2018)
Journal Article
Downloadable Citations
About USIR
Administrator e-mail: library-research@salford.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search