Seroepidemiological survey of human hydatidosis using Dot- ELISA in Ilam Province (Western part of Iran)

Purpose: The present study was conducted to evaluate the frequency of human hydatidosis in Ilam Province using Dot- ELISA techniques. Materials & Methods: Three thousands sera, collected from different cities of Ilam Province in the west of Iran were examined. The serum dilution of ۱:۴۰۰ was selected as the cut off and the results were confirmed by the ELISA technique. Results: Results indicated that, totally ۳۷ individuals (۱.۲%) show positive sera. There were significant differences among various age groups of infected individuals. The most percentage of infection was found to be in the ۲۰-۳۰ age group. Among the sera tested, ۰.۵۶%, ۱.۵۷%, ۱۰.۷۷% were found to be positive in individuals living in cities, villages and migratory tribes respectively. Twenty two individuals of the infected people (۱.۴۷%) were female and ۱۵ individuals (۱%) were male. Most infected individuals were found to be in Mehran city (۳.۱۱%) and less infected individuals were found to be in Ilam city (۰.۷۹%). Conclusion: Most of the people living in migratory tribes were sheep keepers and were actually involved in animal production, wich can be regarded as a risk factor for their higher infection rate.

کلیدواژه ها:

Hydatidosis ، Sero-epidemiology ، Dot-ELISA ، Ilam ، سرواپیدمیولوژی ، کیست هیداتیک ، الایزای نقطه ای ، ایلام