Kasaei Razieh, Tavalla Mehdi, Etebar Hosein
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Infez Med. 2016;24(1):43-7.
Echinococcosis is one of the diseases common to humans and animals worldwide and its metacestode form Echinococcus granulosus is the cause of disease. Diagnosis based on clinical symptoms is a problem. However, using serological methods such as ELISA, specific antibodies can be determined. Based on the medical and economic importance of the disease, this study aimed to undertake a serological survey of human echinococcosis in Behbahan nomads using the ELISA method during 2014-15. In a descriptive study, 180 blood samples were collected and analysed from the tribes in the four geographic regions of Behbahan city. The obtained sera were assessed for the presence of IgG antibodies against hydatid cyst. Demographic data were collected using a questionnaire and the results were analysed by SPSS software. In all, 175 persons (97.2%) tested negative while five (2.8%) were positive. The most frequent was in people over 50 years with three persons (1.7%). In the 40-50 years age group, two subjects (1.1%) tested positive. 62 (34.4%) of the subjects were female and 118 (65.6%) were male, among which four men (2.2%) and one woman (0.6%) were infected. Overall, the most infected were men. Of the infected persons, three lived in the East, one in the South and one in the West of the city. All subjects had a history of contact with dogs. According to the results of this study, the prevalence was high in the area and therefore disease control programmes are recommended.
棘球蚴病是一种在全球范围内人类和动物共患的疾病，其幼虫型细粒棘球绦虫是致病原因。基于临床症状进行诊断存在问题。然而，使用酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）等血清学方法，可以检测到特异性抗体。鉴于该疾病的医学和经济重要性，本研究旨在采用ELISA方法，于2014 - 2015年期间对贝赫巴汉游牧民中的人类棘球蚴病进行血清学调查。在一项描述性研究中，从贝赫巴汉市四个地理区域的部落收集并分析了180份血样。对获得的血清进行检测，以确定是否存在针对包虫囊肿的IgG抗体。使用问卷收集人口统计学数据，并通过SPSS软件对结果进行分析。总共175人（97.2%）检测为阴性，5人（2.8%）为阳性。最常见于50岁以上人群，有3人（1.7%）。在40 - 50岁年龄组中，有2名受试者（1.1%）检测呈阳性。受试者中62人（34.4%）为女性，118人（65.6%）为男性，其中4名男性（2.2%）和1名女性（0.6%）被感染。总体而言，感染最多的是男性。在感染者中，3人居住在城市东部，1人在南部，1人在西部。所有受试者都有与狗接触的历史。根据本研究结果，该地区患病率较高，因此建议实施疾病控制计划。
