A retrospective analysis on the cystic echinococcosis cases occurred in northeastern Punjab province, Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorAisha Khan
dc.contributor.authorSarmad Zahoor
dc.contributor.authorHaroon Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorUzma Malik
dc.contributor.authorRabia Amin Butt
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Sultanul Muzam
dc.contributor.authorGunyakti Kilinc, Seyma
dc.contributor.authorNoorulain Noor
dc.contributor.authorSaroosh Zahoor
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Sohail Afzal
dc.contributor.authorHamza Mansur
dc.contributor.authorShumaila Irum
dc.contributor.authorSimsek, Sami
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-09T11:19:34Z
dc.date.available2019-07-09T11:19:34Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractA retrospective study was performed to report the case occurrence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) in three hospitals of north-eastern region in Punjab Province, Pakistan. We reviewed retrospectively the clinical records of patients in 4 hospitals which were diagnosed with CE during 2012-2017. A total of 198 cases, 82 (41.4%) male and 116 (58.6%) females were detected as CE. The most Highest incidence was revealed in.... 21-30 years-old group (24.2%) followed by 41-50 (22.7%), 31-40 (16.2%), 11-20 (13.6%), 51-60 (8.1%), below 10 (5.5%), over 71 (5.1%) and 61-70 year-old group (4.5%). CE was detected in various organs of infected individuals. However, most of CE cases were detected in the liver (47.4%) and lung (18.6%). The present study indicated that CE is more or less prevalent in surveyed areas and one of the most important public health problems in Punjab Province, Pakistan.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKhan, A., Zahoor, S., Ahmed, H., Malik, U., Butt, R. A., Muzam, M. S., ... & Mansur, H. (2018). A Retrospective Analysis on the Cystic Echinococcosis Cases Occured in Northeastern Punjab Province, Pakistan. The Korean journal of parasitology, 56(4), 385.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/3748
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKorean J Parasitolen_US
dc.subjectCystic echinococcosis, epidemiology, human, Punjab, Pakistanen_US
dc.titleA retrospective analysis on the cystic echinococcosis cases occurred in northeastern Punjab province, Pakistanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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