Human Alveolar Echinococcosis in Poland: 1990–2011

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Authors

Wacław Nahorski · Gdańsk Medical University

Józef Knap · Medical University of Warsaw

Z. Pawłowski · Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Marek Krawczyk · Medical University of Warsaw

Jerzy Polański · Medical University of Warsaw

Jerzy Stefaniak · Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Waldemar Patkowski

Abstract

The studies confirmed that AE is an emerging disease in Poland, which is the fourth country in Europe with over 120 cases detected. The results also indicate the need of a wider national programme for implementation of screening in the highest AE risk areas (north-eastern Poland) with an effort to increase the public awareness of the possibility of contracting E. multilocularis, and above all, training of the primary care physicians in the recognition of the risk of AE to allow for an early detection of this dangerous disease.

Topics & Keywords

Parasitic infections in humans and animals Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery Urological Disorders and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 7, Issue 1, pp. e1986-e1986

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001986

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