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. 2018 Jun;24(6):1119-1122.
doi: 10.3201/eid2406.161641.

Intense Focus of Alveolar Echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan

Bakhadyr Bebezov, Nurlan Mamashev, Tilek Umetaliev, Iskender Ziadinov, Philip S Craig, Deborah E Joekel, Peter Deplazes, Felix Grimm, Paul R Torgerson

Intense Focus of Alveolar Echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan

Bakhadyr Bebezov et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additional 2.2% possible AE, representing an emerging situation. The risk for probable or confirmed AE was significantly higher in dog owners.

Keywords: Echinococcus multilocularis; Kyrgyzstan; alveolar echinococcosis; epidemiology; parasites; parasitic diseases; zoonoses.

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Flowchart of patient selection, ultrasound investigation, serologic testing, and case definitions in a study of AE, southern Kyrgyzstan, 2012. AE, alveolar echinococcosis; WB, Western blot.
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Figure 2
Differences in sizes of lesions (n = 49 serum samples available from 57 patients with measured lesions) diagnosed in persons seropositive by ELISA, Western blot, or both (n = 27) or seronegative (n = 22) in a study of alveolar echinococcosis, southern Kyrgyzstan, 2012. Box plots indicate interquartile range (box top and bottom), median (black horizontal line), 1.5 times interquartile range (error bars), and extreme values (circles).
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