Echinococcosis Risks Factors in Latvia and Neighbouring Countries

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

Description

To describe risk factors that can promote infection with Echinococcus spp. And to compare Latvian data with it from neighbouring countries.. In order to ascertain the risk factors of the disease, a questionnaire was carried out on echinococcosis and echinococcosis-free patients on possible risk factors for the disease. Analysis of literature about risk factors in neighbouring countries to Latvia was done.. In Latvia, statistically significant risk factors for echinococcosis were: 1) living in a rural household, particularly for a long time; 2) dogs and cats have been owned; 3) dogs and cats live unattended and have eaten small rodents or internal organs of slaughtered animals; 4) the fact that they owned livestock; 5) the fact that there are hunters in family. Literature analysis in PubMed revealed 2 publications from Lithuania, 3 from Russia and no reliable data about Estonia and Belarus.. It must be mentioned that literature data on the development of echinococcosis and epidemiological factors of patients are limited and in the PubMed database only few could be used, as well as, for some studies, the original publications themselves is not available.
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU International Research Conference 2023: Knowledge for Use in Practice
Event typeConference
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRiga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

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