TY - JOUR T1 - Cystic echinococcosis in Central Anatolia, Turkey JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 205 LP - 209 VL - 27 IS - 2 AU - Suleyman Yazar AU - Ozan Yaman AU - Fevziye Cetinkaya AU - Izzet Sahin Y1 - 2006/02/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/2/205.abstract N2 - 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. ER -