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Survey on Seroepidemiology of Human Hydatidosis with ELISA Method in Abhar City in 2014. Zanko J Med Sci 2018; 19 (61) :75-84
URL: http://zanko.muk.ac.ir/article-1-369-en.html

Background and Aim: Hydatid cyst is one of the most prevalent zoonoses between human and animals that each year causes a great deal of economical and health damages in the world, and its recognition is necessary in respect to economical and health issues. The cause of disease is the Echinococcus genus of cestoda (Family: Taeniidae) and in respect to significance, it is considered as the second vermi- parasitic disease in the world. This parasite has global propagation. Iran is regarded as the endemic area of this disease. Abhar is favorable in regard to the existence of involved factor in development route of parasite. The aim of this study is determining the prevalence of human hydatid cyst and different epidemiologic aspects of this disease.
Material and Method: Eight hundred ten samples from 6 villages and also Abhar were taken accidentally. Samples were tested by indirect ELISA, the negative control samples were considered in wavelength 450 nanometer as Cut off.
Results: Of the total 810 participants in this study, 440 were female and 370 were male. Propagation of samples included 500 villages and 300 cities. From all the samples, 1 sample (0.12 percent) was positive in ELISA test. This positive belonged to a 51 year-old, illiterate, villager, housekeeper woman, and with the existence of dog and eating vegetables. There was not any significant relationship between contamination by hydatid cyst and investigated variables in this study.
Conclusion: The Present Study compared with those reported in other parts of the country, shows lower incidence of Hydatid cyst in Abhar region.  That would be due to the industrial slaughter houses and washing vegetables appropriately in this region.