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KMID : 0425120180560040385
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2018 Volume.56 No. 4 p.385 ~ p.390
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A Retrospective Analysis on the Cystic Echinococcosis Cases Occured in Northeastern Punjab Province, Pakistan
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Khan Aisha
Zahoor Sarmad
Ahmed Haroon
Malik Uzma
Butt Rabia Amin
Muzam Muhammad Sultanul
Kilinc Seyma Gunyakti
Noor Noorulain
Zahoor Saroosh
Afzal Muhammad Sohail
Mansur Hamza
Irum Shumaila
Simsek Sami
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Cystic echinococcosis, epidemiology, human, Punjab, Pakistan
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