The pattern of cystic echinococcosis in children in an endemic area in Morocco

Autor:	Omar Amahmid, Hilal Benfaida, Abdelaziz Ait Melloul, Khadija Bouhoum, Driss Belghyti, Fatima Boraam, Khalid Zenjari, Youssef El Guamri, Souad Bouhout, Mohamed Ait Moh
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics education.field_of_study business.industry Cystic echinococcosis Transmission (medicine) Public health Population Endemic area Disease medicine.disease Parasitic infection Echinococcosis Medicine Original Article Parasitology business education
Zdroj:	J Parasit Dis
ISSN:	0975-0703 0971-7196
DOI:	10.1007/s12639-018-01077-0
Popis:	Cystic echinococcosis is a parasitic infection of major public health concern. The infection is generally acquired during childhood and the disease incubation period can last many years. The occurrence and characteristics of the disease in children were not well studied. The present study aimed to explore the pattern and features of cystic echinococcosis in children in rural and urban environments in Morocco. A total of 338 children diagnosed and treated for cystic echinococcosis were investigated. The trend of the infection, risk and exposure factors and the distribution of the anatomic locations of cysts were studied. A non-uniform decrease in proportions of infected children was found. Children from rural environs had significantly higher infection rates than children from urban environs (p
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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