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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Human Cystic Echinococcosis in the Cusco Region of the Peruvian Highlands Diagnosed Using Focused Abdominal Ultrasound

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dc.contributor.author Tamarozzi, Francesca
dc.contributor.author Hou, Amy
dc.contributor.author Morales Fernández, María Luisa
dc.contributor.author Giordani, Maria Teresa
dc.contributor.author Vilca, Freddy
dc.contributor.author Mozo, Karen
dc.contributor.author Bascope, Ruben
dc.contributor.author White, A. Clinton
dc.contributor.author Brunetti, Enrico
dc.contributor.author Chen, Lin
dc.contributor.author Cabada, Miguel M.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-25T15:28:08Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-25T15:28:08Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4729
dc.description.abstract Latin America is among the highly endemic regions for cystic echinococcosis (CE). In Peru, an estimated 1,139 disability-adjusted life years are lost annually from surgical treatment of CE. This is comparable with the combined total for Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Chile. The prevalence of human infection has been investigated in the central Peruvian Andes, but there are no community-based screening data from other regions of Peru. We carried out a population survey in January 2015 using abdominal ultrasound to estimate the prevalence of abdominal CE in the Canas and Canchis provinces, in the Cusco region of Peru. Among 1,351 subjects screened, 41 (3%) had CE. There was significant variation between communities with similar socioeconomic features in a small geographical area. A history of CE was reported by 4.1% of the screened subjects, among whom 30.3% still had CE on ultrasound. Among patients reporting previous CE treatment, 14.9% had CE in active stages. Limited education, community of residence, and knowing people with CE in the community were associated with CE. These results demonstrate a significant burden of CE in the region and suggest the need for further investigations, control activities, and optimization of clinical management for CE in this area. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Abdomen/diagnostic imaging/parasitology en_US
dc.subject Adult en_US
dc.subject Echinococcosis/diagnostic imaging/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Mass Screening en_US
dc.subject Middle Aged en_US
dc.subject Peru/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Pilot Projects en_US
dc.subject Prevalence en_US
dc.subject Quality-Adjusted Life Years en_US
dc.subject Risk Factors en_US
dc.subject Ultrasonography en_US
dc.subject Young Adult en_US
dc.title Prevalence and Risk Factors for Human Cystic Echinococcosis in the Cusco Region of the Peruvian Highlands Diagnosed Using Focused Abdominal Ultrasound en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0882
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn 1476-1645


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