A Retrospective Analysis on the Cystic Echinococcosis Cases Occured in Northeastern Punjab Province, Pakistan
10.3347/kjp.2018.56.4.385
- Author:
Aisha KHAN
1
;
Sarmad ZAHOOR
;
Haroon AHMED
;
Uzma MALIK
;
Rabia Amin BUTT
;
Muhammad Sultanul MUZAM
;
Seyma Gunyakti KILINC
;
Noorulain NOOR
;
Saroosh ZAHOOR
;
Muhammad Sohail AFZAL
;
Hamza MANSUR
;
Shumaila IRUM
;
Sami SIMSEK
Author Information
1. Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Park Road, Chakh Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Cystic echinococcosis;
epidemiology;
human;
Punjab;
Pakistan
- MeSH:
Echinococcosis;
Epidemiology;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Liver;
Lung;
Male;
Pakistan;
Public Health;
Retrospective Studies
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2018;56(4):385-390
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
