PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yazar, Suleyman
AU  - Yaman, Ozan
AU  - Cetinkaya, Fevziye
AU  - Sahin, Izzet
TI  - Cystic echinococcosis in Central Anatolia, Turkey
DP  - 2006 Feb 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 205--209
VI  - 27
IP  - 2
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/2/205.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/2/205.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2006 Feb 01; 27
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by infection with a larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus is a serious public health problem in Turkey. Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease; dogs and livestock are important hosts in transmission. The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate of CE in Kayseri Rural Area, Central Anatolia, Turkey.METHODS: At the present study, we planned to evaluate the rate of CE in Kayseri rural area in Central Anatolia between 2000 and 2002. We investigated 2,242 subjects using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect fluorescence antibody (IFA), and we examined the seropositivity by using Western blotting (WB).RESULTS: The seropositivity rate was 2.7% by ELISA and IFA. We retested seropositive serum samples and 200 seronegative sera by WB. Seropositive serum samples were studied using abdominal ultrasound and chest x-ray to confirmed the presence of hydatid cyst and we found 10 (0.5%) different localized cysts.CONCLUSION: The results of our study indicate that Kayseri rural area has a high endemicity of human CE.