Hydatidosis prevalence and risk factors in Peru's Ninacac-pasco district population 2001

Authors

  • Eloísa Núñez Oficina General de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud del Perú
  • Doris Calero Dirección de Salud de Pasco
  • Luis Estares Dirección de Salud de Pasco
  • Ana Morales Oficina General de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud del Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v64i1.1419

Keywords:

Echinococcosis, sampling studies, risk factors, communicable diseases control, rural population, rural zones

Abstract

Objetive: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of hydatidosis in a Peruvian town general population. Design: Transversal analytic study. Material and methods: In 412 residents from the urban area and 261 from the rural area a blood sample was obtained for serology and a survey was applied; hydatidosis cases were those positive to Elisa and Western Blot tests. Results: Hydatidosis prevalence was 9,8% in the rural area and 8,2% in the urban area. Significant risk factors were: age from 11 to 40 year-old, cattle breeder occupation, and residual water discharge within the house (rural area); and a protection factor was dog feeding with cooked viscera. Conclusions: Hydatidosis risk factors in a Peruvian district were economically productive population, direct labor with livestock and dog feeding with viscerae. Implementing a program of local harm control and extending it to the country’s highlands is suggested.

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Published

2003-03-17

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Vol. 64 No. 1 (2003)

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Núñez E, Calero D, Estares L, Morales A. Hydatidosis prevalence and risk factors in Peru’s Ninacac-pasco district population 2001. An Fac med [Internet]. 2003 Mar. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];64(1):34-42. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1419