Prevalence of hydatid disease in Ganzhou District in 2015
Objective To investigate the epidemic status of hydatid disease,in order to provide information for its prevention and treatment.Methods A random sampling method was adopted to investigate the prevalence rate,infection rate and prevalence among children,health knowledge,canine fecal antigen,and prevalence of intermediate host diseases in villages and towns in the district.Results The prevalence of hydatid disease was 0.04%.The seroprevalence rate was 1.58%among children.The positive rate of canine fecal antigen was 2.66%.The prevalence of hydatid disease was low,but peoples' awareness of echinococcosis prevention and healthy behavior was also low.Conclusion In the future,the focus should be the popularization of knowledge of hydatid disease prevention and control.The personnel,equipment and funds should be increased to further strengthen the monitoring,prevention and control work.