Background: Lung hydatidosis is a zoonosis related to infection by the Echinococcus tapeworm species. involvement in this condition second only liver echinococcosis. Diagnosis ordinarily results from an accidental finding direct chest radiograph evaluation because of delayed growth cysts. Moreover, consistent treatment regimen or approach may not be feasible variability pulmonary In review, we ...

ABSTRACT: Bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis are frequently identified by inspectors in slaughterhouses from the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Slaughterhouse records can provide valuable information for animal-related diseases public health surveillance. Analyzing these data aid set priorities to regions or properties that need more attention. Slaughter condemnation is collected daily stored Ag...

BACKGROUND Cystic hydatid disease is still an important health problem in European Mediterranean areas. In spite of being traditionally considered as a "benign" pathology, cystic echinococcosis is an important cause of morbidity in these areas. Nevertheless, there are few analyses of mortality attributed to human hydatidosis. OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology, the mortality rate and the ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to conduct a sero-epidemiological survey in Meshkinshahr, Ardabil Province, northwestern Iran to detect the rate of hydatidosis in the city and nearby villages. Literature shows that no such study has been conducted so far. METHODS Overall, 670 serum samples were collected from 194 males and 476 females from patients referred to different health centers of...

background: hydatidosis is one of the most important helminthic diseases causing serious health and economic problems in many countries including iran. currently available diagnostic approaches for diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis (ce) are not satisfactory since they have not achieved a reasonable validity in diagnosis of ce. this study aimed to assess the perform¬ances of western blotting (w...

Hydatid cyst is a common disease in our country. The revelation by peritoneal hydatidosis is rare in children. We report the case of a 15 years old adolescent. History of the disease began a year by the occurrence of acute abdominal pain starting at the right hypochondrium; resolved with symptomatic treatment; no assessment was initially performed. The evolution was characterized by the recurre...