Schwabe C W, Ruppanner R, Miller C W, Fontaine R E, Kagan I G
Calif Med. 1972 Nov;117(5):13-7.
Hydatid disease, a parasitic infection of global importance and a condition for which there is no known medical treatment, is established endemically in the Central Valley of California. Only further study will reveal whether or not the infection is now spreading or intensifying or is remaining fairly stable at a relatively low level of endemicity. California physicians should be aware of its presence and the fact that in most sheep-raising areas of the world it constitutes a problem of major medical and public health importance. Although a number of national or regional programs for hydatid disease control have been undertaken, clear progress has been evident only in Iceland, in New Zealand and in the Australian state of Tasmania.(2,4,5)
包虫病是一种具有全球重要性的寄生虫感染疾病,目前尚无已知的医学治疗方法,在加利福尼亚中央谷地呈地方性流行。只有进一步研究才能揭示这种感染目前是否正在传播或加剧,还是在相对较低的流行水平上保持相当稳定。加利福尼亚的医生应该意识到它的存在,以及在世界上大多数养羊地区它构成了一个具有重大医学和公共卫生重要性的问题这一事实。尽管已经开展了一些国家或地区的包虫病控制项目,但只有在冰岛、新西兰和澳大利亚的塔斯马尼亚州取得了明显进展。(2,4,5)