1. Epidemiology of alveolar echinococcosis in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China: a preliminary analysis
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Philip S. Craig, Dominique-Angèle Vuitton, Francis Raoul, Hao Wen, Jean-Pierre Quéré, H. X. Zhou, Pierre Delattre, Patrick Giraudoux, S. X. Chai, Xinjiang Medical University, Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Salford, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Laboratoire Chrono-environnement - CNRS - UBFC (UMR 6249) (LCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), WHO Collaborating Center on Prevention and Treatment of Human Echinococcosis, SERF Unit, Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Laboratoire Chrono-environnement - UFC (UMR 6249) (LCE), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Raoul, Francis, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations ( CBGP ), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement ( CIRAD ) -Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques ( Montpellier SupAgro ) -Institut national de la recherche agronomique [Montpellier] ( INRA Montpellier ) -Université de Montpellier ( UM ) -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ( IRD [France-Sud] ) -Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier ( Montpellier SupAgro ), Laboratoire Chrono-environnement ( LCE ), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté ( UBFC ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Université de Franche-Comté ( UFC ), and Université de Franche-Comté ( UFC )
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Male ,Veterinary medicine ,MESH : Retrospective Studies ,MESH : Prevalence ,MESH : Age Distribution ,Prevalence ,Kazakh ,0302 clinical medicine ,MESH : Child ,MESH: Child ,Epidemiology ,MESH : Female ,Child ,MESH: Echinococcosis, Pulmonary ,MESH : Sex Distribution ,[SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment ,MESH: Middle Aged ,biology ,Transmission (medicine) ,MESH: Sex Distribution ,Pulmonary ,MESH : Adult ,Middle Aged ,Echinococcosis ,MESH: China ,3. Good health ,[SDV.EE] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment ,Infectious Diseases ,Geography ,language ,Female ,MESH : Echinococcosis, Pulmonary ,Adult ,China ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Echinococcosis, Pulmonary ,Adolescent ,MESH : Male ,030231 tropical medicine ,Helminthiasis ,Zoology ,Echinococcus multilocularis ,[ SDV.EE ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment ,03 medical and health sciences ,Age Distribution ,MESH : Adolescent ,030225 pediatrics ,medicine ,MESH : China ,Humans ,Helminths ,MESH : Middle Aged ,Sex Distribution ,MESH: Age Distribution ,MESH: Prevalence ,Retrospective Studies ,MESH: Adolescent ,MESH: Humans ,MESH : Humans ,MESH: Adult ,MESH: Retrospective Studies ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,MESH: Male ,language.human_language ,Parasitology ,MESH: Female - Abstract
International audience; The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region (XUAR) in north-western China is known to be endemic for Echinococcosis multilocularis, the causative agent of human alveolar echinococcosis (HAE). Despite regular reports of HAE cases in their region, very little is known about the local epidemiology of the disease or the transmission of E. multilocularis. The epidemiology of HAE in Xinjiang has now been investigated by the analysis of data collected from the medical records of 157 clinical cases who had attended the four main hospitals in the region. These data indicate that the disease is relatively common in the Altai, western Junggar, and Tianshan mountain ranges, whereas the Tarim and Junggar basins are likely to be of low endemicity. The prevalence of the disease in the Kunlun mountains is not clear. Semi-nomadic groups, especially those of Kazakh or Mongol origin, have a higher risk of infection than other ethnic groups. Prevalence of the disease in humans appears to be correlated with aspects of the local climate, such as annual precipitation and temperature. Red foxes, Microtinae, Ochotona spp. and Marmota spp. may be important hosts of E. multilocularis in the XUAR, sustaining the transmission cycles of the parasite.
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- 2000
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