Hydatidosis prevalence and risk factors in Peru's Ninacac-pasco district population 2001

• Autores: Núñez, Eloísa, Calero, Doris, Estares, Luis, Morales, Ana
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2003
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/1419
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/1419
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Equinococosis; muestreo; factores de riesgo; control de enfermedades transmisibles; población rural; zonas rurales.; Echinococcosis; sampling studies; risk factors; communicable diseases control; rural population; rural zones

Objetive: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of hydatidosis in a Peruvian town general population. Design: Transversal analytic study. Material and methods: In 412 residents from the urban area and 261 from the rural area a blood sample was obtained for serology and a survey was applied; hydatidosis cases were those positive to Elisa and Western Blot tests. Results: Hydatidosis prevalence was 9,8% in the rural area and 8,2% in the urban area. Significant risk factors were: age from 11 to 40 year-old, cattle breeder occupation, and residual water discharge within the house (rural area); and a protection factor was dog feeding with cooked viscera. Conclusions: Hydatidosis risk factors in a Peruvian district were economically productive population, direct labor with livestock and dog feeding with viscerae. Implementing a program of local harm control and extending it to the country’s highlands is suggested.