BACKGROUND The hydatidosis is endemic in our region. Some of the recent studies revealed that hydatid cyst prevalence is decreasing gradually in Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate the actual prevalence of hydatidosis in an endemic region of Turkey, and to share our experiences in the medical and surgical management of hydatidosis. METHODS Data were collected retrospectively from...

BACKGROUND Hydatidosis is a zoonotic disease of global prevalence. It causes considerable health problems and economic losses throughout the world, including Iran. The objective of this study was to assess the current status of echinococcosis/hydatidosis in the province of Ilam (western Iran). METHODS From April to September 2011, 65 stray dogs were collected from urban and rural areas of Ila...

A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2007 to November 2008 to estimate the prevalence of hydatidosis in slaughtered cattle from two abattoirs in Mongu, Western Province, Zambia, using prospective and retrospective data. Out of the 4061 cattle examined during postmortem inspection, 84 (2.1%) were positive for hydatidosis. No cases were detected from Kaoma and Shangombo districts; h...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term outcome of the intraoperative and perioperative albendazole (ALB) treatment on the recurrence and/or secondary hydatidosis. METHODS One hundred and one patients with hepatic hydatidosis were treated intraoperatively and perioperatively with ALB, in addition to surgery. Perioperative ALB treatment was given in a dose of 12-15 mg/kg/day. T...

Hydatid disease also known as echinococcosis is an endemic zoonotic infestation in cattle-raising regions of the world formed by the larval forms of cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus. This disease is mainly caused by the larval form of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus alveolaris. Although hydatidosis is most often occurred in the liver [60%-70%] and lung [20%-30%], it can occ...

Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation by larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. Isolated renal involvement is extremely rare. There are no specific signs and symptoms of renal hydatidosis. However it may present as palpable mass, flank pain, hematuria, malaise, fever, and hydatiduria or as a complication of it such as infection, abscess, hemorrhage, necrosis and pelviureteric junction obs...

Human cystic echinococcosis (hydatidosis) is a parasitic zoonosis with almost complete worldwide distribution. Echinococcus granulosus, the dog tapeworm, causes hydatidosis which accounts for 95% of human echinococcosis. Although this tapeworm is found in dogs as a definitive host and a number of intermediate hosts, humans are often infected from close contact with infected dogs. Humans are not...

Objective: To evaluate the validity of the Enzyme-linked Immuno-electro Transfer Blot (EITB) technique to diagnose human hydatidosis using sheep hydatid fluid antigens and human sera infected with hydatidosis. Design: After preparing parasite antigen from sheep hydatid cyst fluid, all collected human sera infected with hydatidosis and other parasitic diseases as well as normal individuals, were...

BACKGROUND Hydatidosis is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus, and ingesting eggs released through the faeces from infected dogs infects humans. The location of the hydatid cysts is mostly hepatic and/or pulmonary, whereas musculoskeletal hydatidosis is very rare. CASE PRESENTATION We report an unusual case of primary muscular hydatidosis in proximity of the big adductor in a young S...

Two fbms of human echinococcosis or hydatidosis have been reportedinJapan: alveolar hydatidosis (AHD), which is caused by larval Echinococcus multilocularis, and cystic hydatidosis (CHD), which is caused by larval E. granulosus ( 1 ). Thee hundred and eighty-three AHD cases were reported from 1937-1998 in Hokkaido, a large northemmost island of Japan (2). In contrast, CHD cases were reported fr...