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Prevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis in Slaughtered Sheep as an Indicator to Assess Control Progress in Emin County, Xinjiang, China
Article em En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-19163
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ABSTRACT
Hydatid disease imposing serious threat on human health and great loss in livenotstock pastoralism remains a major public health problem in western China. To assess and monitor the effect of control program on transmission dynamics, we used the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered sheep at slaughterhouse as an indicator during the period of 2007 to 2013 in Emin County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The results showed a significant decline trend of prevalence in all age groups during the 7 years when the control program was implemented; particularly, the rate was reduced by 72% after first 3 years. Among the sheep slaughtered, the age distribution evidenced that the prevalence increased significantly as the sheep grew older. The baseline data indicated that the rate was 4.5% at the age or =4 years. Earlier response to the intervention pressure was seen in the sheep at the younger age. Significant decline started from 2008 at the age or =4. This study demonstrated that the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered sheep may be used as an indicator to assess and monitor the transmission status during and after control program providing information for betterment of performance to sustain control strength.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: WPRIM Assunto principal: Doenças dos Ovinos / Ovinos / China / Prevalência / Matadouros / Equinococose Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: The Korean Journal of Parasitology Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: WPRIM Assunto principal: Doenças dos Ovinos / Ovinos / China / Prevalência / Matadouros / Equinococose Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: The Korean Journal of Parasitology Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article