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Intense Focus of Alveolar Echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan

B.Kh. Bebezov, Н. Д. Мамашев, Tilek Umetaliev, Iskender Ziadinov, Philip S. Craig, Deborah E. Joekel, Peter Deplazes, Felix Grimm, Paul R. Torgerson

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Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additional 2.2% possible AE, representing an emerging situation. The risk for probable or confirmed AE was significantly higher in dog owners.

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Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additional 2.2% possible AE, representing an emerging situation. The risk for probable or confirmed AE was significantly higher in dog owners.

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Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additional 2.2% possible AE, representing an emerging situation. The risk for probable or confirmed AE was significantly higher in dog owners.

Key concepts: Echinococcus multilocularis, Alveolar echinococcosis, Echinococcosis, Zoonotic disease, Parasitic disease, Echinococcus, Veterinary medicine, Pathology

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