Seroepidemiologic survey of human hydatidiosis in patients referring to Hamadan Health Services Centers in ۲۰۱۹

The most common indicator of the level of hydatidosis infection in human societies is the annual incidence of confirmed or operated cases of the disease, but these cases show only a small proportion of patients with the infection. But these cases show only a small part of the infected people. Studies have shown that hydatid cyst infection is one of the most important health problems in most parts of the country and therefore the study of seroepidemiology of this disease by determining the percentage of positive cases in the region can be a fundamental step to promote community health and planning. It is meant to prevent this disease.Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, blood samples were collected from ۳۰۰ patients referred to medical diagnostic laboratories in Hamadan city and evaluated for the presence of IgG antibodies against hydatid cyst by ELISA method. Demographic data of the participants were collected by a questionnaire and the results were statistically analyzed by SPSS software.Results: The results showed that out of ۳۰۰ subjects, ۱۶ (۵.۳%) were positive for ELISA, of which ۱۰ (۵.۶%) of the urban population, ۶ (۴.۹ %) Were from rural population. Also, ۸ (۵.۳%) women and ۸ (۵.۳%) men of the study population were positive with this method and the highest percentage of infection was in the age group of ۲۰-۳۰ years. In self-employment, ۷ (۶.۶%) were most involved in terms of washing vegetables. They had a diploma. But there was no significant difference between the percentage of hydatid cyst infection and contact with dogs

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Hydatid cyst ، ELISA ، Seroepidemiology ، Hamadan