UNASSIGNED: The aim of this retrospective, population-based study was to characterize demographically and clinically cystic- @entity8434 (CE) in southern Israel, between 2005 and 2012. Newly-diagnosed (nd-CE) and past-diagnosed (pd-CE, diagnosed before the study) cases were defined. Two populations live in southern-Israel, receiving medical treatment at a single hospital: the Jewish and the Bedouin populations (resembling resource-rich and resource-poor populations, respectively). 126 CE cases were identified; 55 nd-CE and 71 pd-CE. Mean annual nd-CE incidence per 100,000 in the Bedouin and Jewish populations were 2.7    1.2 and 0.4    0.3, respectively (P<0.001). None of the Bedouin and 86.5% of the Jewish @entity1 were born outside Israel. Liver and lung involvement were recorded in 85.7% and 15.1% of overall-CE, respectively. @entity490 , cough, @entity221 , @entity1712 and @entity10094 were documented in 63.6%, 32.7%, 27.3%, 41.5% and 12.7% of nd-CE, respectively. Serology sensitivity for first test and any positive test were 67.3% and 83.3%, respectively. Computed tomography, ultrasonography and X-ray diagnosis were documented in 79.2%, 58.4% and 17.0% of overall-CE, respectively, with ultrasonography mainly used in liver-CE and X-ray in lung-CE. Treatment included surgery and @entity3753 in 50.0% and 55.3% of CE, respectively. We conclude that CE is endemic in southern-Israel among the Bedouin population, while disease is probably mainly imported in the Jewish population. Liver involvement and @entity1712 rates were high compared with those of other endemic regions, possibly due to differences in the timing of diagnosis. These findings may help developing treatment and prevention strategies.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1712 :: ('MESH:D004802', 'Disease') :: ['eosinophilia'] @entity3753 :: ('MESH:D015766', 'Chemical') :: ['albendazole'] @entity10094 :: ('MESH:D058070', 'Disease') :: ['asymptomatic disease'] @entity8434 :: ('MESH:D004443', 'Disease') :: ['echinococcosis'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['Abdominal pain'] @entity221 :: ('MESH:D005334', 'Disease') :: ['fever']
@entity8434 :: (MESH:D004443,Disease) :: ['Cystic echinococcosis']
