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6th INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK ACADEMIC RESEARCH CONGRESS, New York, United States Of America, 12 - 14 November 2022, pp.100
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a
zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato species
complex. The intermediate host of the parasite is dogs, and its final hosts are
livestock such as sheep, cattle and humans. Orally taken eggs are opened in the
intestines and the released oncosphere settles in various organs and tissues,
especially the liver and lungs, through portal circulation, forming
fluid-filled cysts.
Diagnostic
methods in cystic echinococcus Radiological methods are at the forefront in the
individual and mass diagnosis of infection. Serological methods such as “enzyme
linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)”, indirect hemagglutination (IHA) and
“western blot (WB)” are useful in diagnosing, confirming the diagnosis and
monitoring patients after interventions.
In this study, the studies on the
prevalence of echinococcosis as a result of both pre-diagnosis and mass
screening in humans in the last 10 years in Turkey were searched by typing
terms such as 'Turkey, cystic echinococcus, prevalence' in Google scholor and
pubmed, and as a result of the data obtained; Konya (2481/475), Muş(728/30), Erzurum(2009/190), Ankara,
Aksaray, Balıkesir, Bitlis, Edirne, Şanlıurfa(8618/53), Adıyaman (1607/244), Aydın(3446/1104),
Bursa (1072/213), Erzircan (1102/248), Ankara (2127/454),Diyarbakır (829/222),
Van (102/13), Kars(511/177), Manisa (6110/59), Samsun (454/81), Çorum(253/32),
Elazığ (2500/5). It was found to be seropositive.
As a result, there are not enough
studies on the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis in humans, and massive
surveys should be performed across the country to understand the true extent of
the disease. As a result of this, necessary protection and precautionary
measures should be taken once the real epidemiological data becomes clear.