Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

The Korea Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (대한기생충학·열대의학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Infection Status of Hydatid Cysts in Humans and Sheep in Uzbekistan

  • Hong, Sung-Tae (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jin, Yan (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University) ;
  • Anvarov, Khikmat (Department of Surgery, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine) ;
  • Khadjibaev, Abdukhakim (Department of Surgery, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine) ;
  • Hong, Samin (Department of Coloproctology, Yang Hospital) ;
  • Ahmedov, Yusufjon (Department of Surgery, Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine Samarkand Branch) ;
  • Otaboev, Utkir (Gospona Boraki Co.)
  • Received : 2013.03.26
  • Accepted : 2013.04.22
  • Published : 2013.06.30
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Uzbekistan is endemic of cystic echinococcosis (CE). In order to estimate endemicity of CE, we collected data from emergency surgery due to CE in 2002-2010 and also investigated the prevalence of hydatid cysts in the liver and lungs of sheep at an abattoir in Uzbekistan from July 2009 to June 2010. In 14 emergency hospitals, 8,014 patients received surgical removal or drainage of CE during 2002-2010, and 2,966 patients were found in 2010. A total of 22,959 sheep were grossly examined of their liver and lungs, and 479 (2.1%) and 340 (1.5%) of them were positive for the cyst in the liver and lungs, respectively. Echinococcus granulosus is actively transmitted both to humans and sheep, and CE is a zoonotic disease of public health priority in Uzbekistan.

Keywords

References

  1. Moro P, Schantz PM. Echinococcosis: a review. Int J Infect Dis 2009; 13: 125-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.037
  2. da Silva AM. Human echinococcosis: a neglected disease. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2010; 2010. doi:pii: 583297.10.1155/2010/ 583297.
  3. Torgerson PR, Oguljahan B, Muminov AE, Karaeva RR, Kuttubaev OT, Aminjanov M, Shaikenov B. Present situation of cystic echinococcosis in Centrla Asia. Parasitol Int 2006; 55: S207-S212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.032
  4. Cardona GA, Carmena D. A review of the global prevalence, molecular epidemiology and economics of cystic echinococcosis in production animals. Vet Parasitol 2013; 192: 10-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.09.027
  5. Brunetti E, Garcia HH, Junghanss T, International CE Workshop in Lima, Peru, 2009. Cystic echinococcosis: chronic, complex, and still neglected. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011; 5: e1146. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001146
  6. Nunnari G, Pinzone MR, Gruttadauria S, Celesia BM, Mededdu G, Malaguarnera G, Pavone P, Cappellani A, Cacopardo B. Hepatic echinococcosis: clinical and therapeutic aspects. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18: 1448-1458. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1448
  7. Zhang W, McManus DP. Recent advances in the immunology and diagnosis of echinococcosis. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2006; 47: 24-41. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2006.00060.x
  8. Jin Y, Hong S, Anvarov K, Khajibaev A, Hong ST. Serodiagnosis of echinococcosis by ELISA using cystic fluid from Uzbekistan sheep. Korean J Parasitol 2013; 51: 313-317. https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2013.51.3.313
  9. Ahn KS, Hong ST, Kang YN, Kwon JH, Kim MJ, Park TJ, Kim YH, Lim TJ, Kang KJ. An imported case of cystic echinococcosis in the liver. Korean J Parasitol 2012; 50: 357-360. https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2012.50.4.357

Cited by

  1. Serodiagnosis of Echinococcosis by ELISA Using Cystic Fluid from Uzbekistan Sheep vol.51, pp.3, 2013, https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2013.51.3.313
  2. Cystic echinococcosis amongst small ruminants and humans in central Ethiopia vol.82, pp.1, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v82i1.949
  3. Prevalence of Serum IgG Antibodies to Cystic Echinococcus Antigen among Patients in an Uzbekistan Emergency Hospital vol.53, pp.6, 2013, https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2015.53.6.699