Youngster I, Hoida G, Craig P S, Sneir R, El-On J
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Acta Trop. 2002 Jun;82(3):369-75. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00026-8.
Following a review of records at the Soroka University Medical Center (SUMC) showing a recent increase in the annual incidence of hydatidosis among the Bedouin population of southern Israel, a seroepidemiological survey was conducted. A total of 1439 blood samples were collected from Bedouins and Jews living in the Negev area in southern Israel. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for immunoglobulin G, indirect haemagglutination (IHA) and immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) were used to detect anti-Echinococcus granulosus antibodies. The seroprevalence in the Bedouin group was 0.68% (7/1026), including two children under the age of 10. Among Jews, a seroprevalence of 0.5% was recorded in patients over 60 years of age only. A high rate of infection was shown in goats and sheep slaughtered in abattoirs in Bedouin localities. The results indicate that echinococcosis is a common disease in the Muslim communities of southern Israel.
在对索罗卡大学医学中心(SUMC)的记录进行审查后发现,以色列南部贝都因人群中包虫病的年发病率最近有所上升,随后开展了一项血清流行病学调查。共从生活在以色列南部内盖夫地区的贝都因人和犹太人中采集了1439份血样。采用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)检测免疫球蛋白G、间接血凝试验(IHA)和免疫电泳(IEP)来检测抗细粒棘球绦虫抗体。贝都因人群中的血清阳性率为0.68%(7/1026),其中包括两名10岁以下儿童。在犹太人中,仅60岁以上患者的血清阳性率为0.5%。在贝都因地区屠宰场宰杀的山羊和绵羊中显示出高感染率。结果表明,棘球蚴病在以色列南部的穆斯林社区是一种常见疾病。