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Although cystic echinococcosis CE is an important public health problem in Rio Negro Province, current epidemiological data for CE, in this region of Argentina, are not available. Therefore, a community-based study, which incorporated diagnostic imaging and a questionnaire, was conducted in Ingeniero Jacobacci, a small town in southern Rio Negro Province.
This study sought to assess the prevalence of human CE, in the study population, and to evaluate epidemiologic factors associated with CE transmission within the study area. All study participants were screened for CE using abdominal ultrasound scanning, with CE-positive or suspect individuals also receiving thoracic radiographs. The overall prevalence of CE was 7. Age, level of education, dog ownership, and contact with sheep were found to be significantly associated with CE status.
In addition, community-based ultrasound screening surveys are a noninvasive, effective approach to case detection at the community level. It has been confirmed that education level influences the risk of some infectious diseases, e. Although some correlation between the level of education and the seropositivity of Roma respondents was expected, the level of completed education did not influence the prevalence of antibodies.
