CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 246-249.

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Serological survey on hydatid disease in children of 6-12 years in the northern region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

WUMAIER Maimaitijiang1, ASIMU Asiya1, Duan-ming WANG1, OSMAN Yisilayin1, Ning XIAO2,*()   

  1. 1 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumuqi 830002, China
    2 National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2017-01-19 Online:2017-03-30 Published:2017-09-07
  • Contact: Ning XIAO E-mail:ningxiao116@126.com

Abstract: Objective To understand the epidemiological situation of hydatid disease in children aged 6-12 years in the northern region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Methods Children aged 6 to 12 years in 200 primary schools selected by stratified sampling were made in 9 regions/states/municipalities (Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Bortala Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture, Tacheng, Altay, Karamay, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Urumqi, Turpan and Hami) in northern Xinjiang from August 2012 to September 2013. The serum level of anti-echinococcus IgG were determined by ELISA. Data were analyzed with χ2 test. Results A total of 89 006 children were examined, and 1 956(2.20%) were positive for anti-echinococcus IgG. Among the sites of survey, the positive rate was highest in Tacheng (3.91%, 510/13 027), and lowest in Turpan (0.56%, 32/5 765) (χ2 = 161.06, P < 0.05). The positive rate in males was 3.12% (998/47 006) and that in females was 2.23% (958/42 000). Among different age groups, the positive rate was highest in the group of 12 years (2.38%, 505/21 178) and lowest in 10 year group (2.10%, 306/14 594) (χ2 = 3.23, P > 0.05). There was no significant difference among the age groups (χ2 = 0-3.23, P > 0.05). Children of Kazakh, Mongolian, Hui, Han, and Uygur nationalities accounted for 99.23% (88 497/89 006), with a positive rate of 3.09% (971/31 417), 2.81% (33/1 176), 1.82% (174/9 564), 1.70% (559/32 965) and 1.58% (211/13 373), respectively. The positive rates in children of Kazak and Mongolian ethnicities were significantly higher than those of Hui, Han and Uygur ethnicities (χ2 = 5.37-9.89, P < 0.05). Conclusions There remains a relatively high sera-prevalence of echinococcosis in children of 6 to 12 years in the northern region of Xinjiang, especially in those of Kazak and Mongolian nationalities.

Key words: Echinococcosis, Serosurvey, Children, Northern region of Xinjiang

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