Korean J Parasitol.
2018 Aug;56(4):385-390. 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.4.385.
A Retrospective Analysis on the Cystic Echinococcosis Cases Occured in Northeastern Punjab Province, Pakistan
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- 1Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Park Road, Chakh Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- 2Mayo Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.
- 3Department of Pathology, Chughtai Laboratory, Lahore, Pakistan.
- 4Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, 23119, Elazig, Turkey. ssimsek@firat.edu.tr
- 5Department of Life Sciences, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore Pakistan.
- 6Department of Histopathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Pakistan.
- 7Department of Zoology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan.
- KMID: 2420325
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2018.56.4.385
Abstract
- A retrospective study was performed to report the case occurrence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in three hospitals of north-eastern region in Punjab Province, Pakistan. We reviewed retrospectively the clinical records of patients in 4 hospitals which were diagnosed with CE during 2012-2017. A total of 198 cases, 82 (41.4%) male and 116 (58.6%) females were detected as CE. The most Highest incidence was revealed in.... 21-30 years-old group (24.2%) followed by 41-50 (22.7%), 31-40 (16.2%), 11-20 (13.6%), 51-60 (8.1%), below 10 (5.5%), over 71 (5.1%) and 61-70 year-old group (4.5%). CE was detected in various organs of infected individuals. However, most of CE cases were detected in the liver (47.4%) and lung (18.6%). The present study indicated that CE is more or less prevalent in surveyed areas and one of the most important public health problems in Punjab Province, Pakistan.
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