The seroprevalence of cystic hydatidosis in Oman

Authors
Idris, MA Ruppel, A Gehrig-Feistel, H Alansari, AS Al-Rejaibi, AK Tageldin, MH El-Sinary, K
Citation
Ma. Idris et al., The seroprevalence of cystic hydatidosis in Oman, ANN TROP M, 93(3), 1999, pp. 259-263
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY
ISSN journal
00034983 → ACNP
Volume
93
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
259 - 263
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4983(199904)93:3<259:TSOCHI>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The presence of antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus in sera from 306 humans and 390 camels in Oman was investigated by indirect haemagglutinati on assays. Only one of the human and five of the camel sera gave positive r eactions. The reactivities of the human sera were confirmed by ELISA. These results, together with isolated reports of hydatid cysts, indicate that E. granulosus is endemic in Oman, although with a low prevalence.