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Published on: May 23, 2025
Cystic echinococcosis in Central Anatolia, Turkey
Suleyman Yazar1, Ozan Yaman, Fevziye Cetinkaya
1Department of Parasitology, Medical Faculty, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. syazar@erciyes.edu.tr
Objective:
Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by infection with a larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus is a serious public health problem in Turkey. Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease; dogs and livestock are important hosts in transmission. The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate of CE in Kayseri Rural Area, Central Anatolia, Turkey.
Methods:
At the present study, we planned to evaluate the rate of CE in Kayseri rural area in Central Anatolia between 2000 and 2002. We investigated 2,242 subjects using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect fluorescence antibody (IFA), and we examined the seropositivity by using Western blotting (WB).
Results:
The seropositivity rate was 2.7% by ELISA and IFA. We retested seropositive serum samples and 200 seronegative sera by WB. Seropositive serum samples were studied using abdominal ultrasound and chest x-ray to confirmed the presence of hydatid cyst and we found 10 (0.5%) different localized cysts.
Conclusion:
The results of our study indicate that Kayseri rural area has a high endemicity of human CE.
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