A NEGLECTED ZOONOSIS IN ALBANIA: WHY ECHINOCOCCOSIS IS BECOMING A SURGEON’S EXCLUSIVITY?
Echinococcosis is an endemic zoonosis in the Mediterranean area, with Albania interested actually to a level that is becoming a public health concern. Authors describe preliminary data from the only tertiary (university) medical facility of Albania, positioned in the capital of the country (Tirana),...
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| author | Arben Pilaca Gentian Vyshka Arben Pepa Kastriot Shytaj Valentin Shtjefni Arben Boçari Arben Beqiri Dhimitër Kraja |
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| description | Echinococcosis is an endemic zoonosis in the Mediterranean area, with Albania interested actually to a level that is becoming a public health concern. Authors describe preliminary data from the only tertiary (university) medical facility of Albania, positioned in the capital of the country (Tirana), with 333 new cases diagnosed and treated during the period 2005 – 2011. Out of all these 333 new cases an impressive majority of 91% had a surgical treatment right from the first admission, rendering the disease almost a surgical exclusivity. Even more, 80% of all patients from the study group were hospitalized straightforwardly in surgical wards, with options of surgical intervention’s percentages outrunning figures from other sources and authors of the same geographical area. Such a situation, together with a very important level of patients’ origin from highly urbanized areas such as those of the capital, suggest the necessity of well-organized interventions, among which might be the mandatory notification of all human cases with Echinococcus infection. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3649b35c2e204103a9bfee01d9dd4c8b2025-01-02T06:26:23ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062014-02-0161e2014013e201401310.4084/mjhid.2014.0131141A NEGLECTED ZOONOSIS IN ALBANIA: WHY ECHINOCOCCOSIS IS BECOMING A SURGEON’S EXCLUSIVITY?Arben Pilaca0Gentian Vyshka1Arben Pepa2Kastriot Shytaj3Valentin Shtjefni4Arben Boçari5Arben Beqiri6Dhimitër Kraja7Service of Infective Diseases, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, TiranaFaculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, AlbaniaObstetrical and Gynecological Hospital, TiranaFaculty of Medical and Technical Sciences, University of Medicine in TiranaInstitute of Veterinary Care, TiranaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of TiranaService of Surgery, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, TiranaService of Infective Diseases, University Hospital Centre “Mother Theresa”, TiranaEchinococcosis is an endemic zoonosis in the Mediterranean area, with Albania interested actually to a level that is becoming a public health concern. Authors describe preliminary data from the only tertiary (university) medical facility of Albania, positioned in the capital of the country (Tirana), with 333 new cases diagnosed and treated during the period 2005 – 2011. Out of all these 333 new cases an impressive majority of 91% had a surgical treatment right from the first admission, rendering the disease almost a surgical exclusivity. Even more, 80% of all patients from the study group were hospitalized straightforwardly in surgical wards, with options of surgical intervention’s percentages outrunning figures from other sources and authors of the same geographical area. Such a situation, together with a very important level of patients’ origin from highly urbanized areas such as those of the capital, suggest the necessity of well-organized interventions, among which might be the mandatory notification of all human cases with Echinococcus infection.http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1381EchinococcosisPublic healthSurgery of hydatid cystsStray dogsBurden of diseaseNeglected infections. |
| spellingShingle | Arben Pilaca Gentian Vyshka Arben Pepa Kastriot Shytaj Valentin Shtjefni Arben Boçari Arben Beqiri Dhimitër Kraja A NEGLECTED ZOONOSIS IN ALBANIA: WHY ECHINOCOCCOSIS IS BECOMING A SURGEON’S EXCLUSIVITY? Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases Echinococcosis Public health Surgery of hydatid cysts Stray dogs Burden of disease Neglected infections. |
| title | A NEGLECTED ZOONOSIS IN ALBANIA: WHY ECHINOCOCCOSIS IS BECOMING A SURGEON’S EXCLUSIVITY? |
| title_full | A NEGLECTED ZOONOSIS IN ALBANIA: WHY ECHINOCOCCOSIS IS BECOMING A SURGEON’S EXCLUSIVITY? |
| title_fullStr | A NEGLECTED ZOONOSIS IN ALBANIA: WHY ECHINOCOCCOSIS IS BECOMING A SURGEON’S EXCLUSIVITY? |
| title_full_unstemmed | A NEGLECTED ZOONOSIS IN ALBANIA: WHY ECHINOCOCCOSIS IS BECOMING A SURGEON’S EXCLUSIVITY? |
| title_short | A NEGLECTED ZOONOSIS IN ALBANIA: WHY ECHINOCOCCOSIS IS BECOMING A SURGEON’S EXCLUSIVITY? |
| title_sort | neglected zoonosis in albania why echinococcosis is becoming a surgeon s exclusivity |
| topic | Echinococcosis Public health Surgery of hydatid cysts Stray dogs Burden of disease Neglected infections. |
| url | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1381 |
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