Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
PhD School of Experimental Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Nov;103(5):1951-1954. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0119.
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the neglected tropical diseases recognized by the WHO. affects more than 1 million people worldwide and is responsible for high costs in the healthcare system. A clear knowledge of the prevalence of CE and its clinical characteristics could have an important impact on the approach to its diagnosis and to the public health planning of treatment and control interventions. We performed a prevalence study in four municipalities of Catanzaro Province, South Italy. This area is considered to be at high risk of CE because of ovine breeding. We screened by abdominal ultrasound 2,426 volunteers, four of whom had abdominal CE. Given the need for prevention and control programs for CE in endemic areas of Italy, a detailed mapping of prevalence of CE, to complement data obtained through hospital discharge records, appears imperative.
泡型包虫病 (CE) 是世界卫生组织 (WHO) 认定的被忽视热带病之一。该病影响全球超过 100 万人，并给医疗保健系统带来高昂成本。明确 CE 的流行情况及其临床特征可能对其诊断方法以及治疗和控制干预措施的公共卫生规划产生重要影响。我们在意大利南部卡坦扎罗省的四个城市进行了一项流行率研究。由于绵羊养殖，该地区被认为存在较高的 CE 风险。我们通过腹部超声筛查了 2426 名志愿者，其中 4 人患有腹部 CE。鉴于需要在意大利流行地区开展 CE 预防和控制项目，详细绘制 CE 的流行情况图，以补充通过医院出院记录获得的数据，显得至关重要。
