caa a22 4500 465769012 CHVBK 20180323111923.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00155543 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00155543 Cystic hydatid disease: Aspects of the incidence in man in Kuwait, Arabian gulf [Elektronische Daten] [H. Shweiki, P. Hira, K. Behbehani] Cystic hydatid disease (CHD) is endemic in Kuwait, but the exact extent of the disease in man has yet to be determined. The incidence was calculated by serological testing of sera from patients with a presumptive clinical diagnosis of hydatidosis and follow-up until the final diagnosis was determined. During a one-year period, 123 sera were received from two District General Hospitals serving a population of approximately 500,000. Eighteen patients had confirmed CHD, 17 were serologically positive in two tests, indirect haemagglutination (IHA) and counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIEP), while another positive patient was identified through surgery and histopathology. These cases represent an estimated incidence rate of 3.6 per 100,000. Various factors, however, indicate that this is an underestimation of the true incidence. The infection rate of camels with hydatid cysts and dogs harbouring the adult worm, a possible measure of the true incidence in man, is considered high. Because of the nature of the population structure, the majority of patients were, in fact, non-Kuwaitis. Kuwaitis, who form 40% of the population, constituted about 30% of the CHD patients. Females were in the majority, the 21 to 50 yr. age-group being the most symptomatic. Hydatid cysts were most commonly present in the liver. Finally, compared to other countries at the time when a control programme was instituted, the incidence rate in Kuwait is moderate to high. However, the number of individuals with CHD does not appear alarming as the available capacity of the medical services is adequate. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Hydatidosis nationallicence Cystic hydatid disease nationallicence Incidence nationallicence Kuwait nationallicence Shweiki H. Faculty of Allied Health, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Kuwait aut Hira P. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. 0. Box 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait aut Behbehani K. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. 0. Box 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait aut European Journal of Epidemiology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/1(1990-03-01), 15-19 0393-2990 6:1<15 1990 6 10654 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155543 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155543 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shweiki H. Faculty of Allied Health, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hira P. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. 0. Box 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Behbehani K. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P. 0. Box 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Epidemiology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/1(1990-03-01), 15-19 0393-2990 6:1<15 1990 6 10654 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer