Analysis of Factors Influencing Cystic Echinococcosis in Northwest Non-Qinghai Tibetan Plateau Regions of China.

Analysis of Factors Influencing Cystic Echinococcosis in Northwest Non-Qinghai Tibetan Plateau Regions of China. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jan 13;: Authors: Zeng X, Guan Y, Wu W, Wang L, Cai H, Fang Q, Yu S, Zheng C Abstract Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important health problem in northwest non-Qinghai Tibetan Plateau regions of China. Understanding CE risk factors may help in formulating effective prevention and control measures. In the current study, negative binomial regression was used to analyze CE-related factors using prevalence data from 147 counties (cities, districts, and banners) in northwest non-Qinghai Tibetan Plateau regions of China gathered from a national survey conducted in 2012, county economic data, and livestock production data for 2012. The negative binomial regression models indicated Echinococcus granulosus infection rate in livestock (odds ratio [OR]: 1.0471, 95% CI: 1.0128-1.0825, P = 0.0067), the mean number of dogs per family (OR: 3.0589, 95% CI: 1.5116-6.1900, P = 0.0019), the mean number of sheep per family (OR: 1.0431, 95% CI: 1.0027-1.0852, P = 0.0365), and the source of drinking water (OR: 0.9808, 95% CI: 0.9627-0.9992, P = 0.0413) were correlated with human CE prevalence, whereas altitude, surface temperature, economy, and mean number of cattle per family had a negative association. We found that the positive rate of dog stool coproantigen of Echinococcus was associated with human CE prevalence usi...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research