Open AccessEvaluation of Cystic Echinococcosis Suspected Patients Applied to National Parasitology Reference Laboratory of Public Health Institution of Turkey Between 2009-2013
Author(s) -
Yunus Emre Beyhan,
Cahit Babür,
Mesut Mungan,
Ayşegül Taylan Özkan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2015.3646
Subject(s) - metacestode , echinococcus granulosus , cystic echinococcosis , parasitology , echinococcosis , public health , medicine , parasitic disease , veterinary medicine , disease , family medicine , pathology , immunology , biology , helminths , cestoda , zoology
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the metacestode form of Echinococcus granulosus is an important public health problem common in our country. In this study, anti-E. granulosus antibodies were aimed to investigate in the serum samples of CE suspected patients who applied to the National Parasitology Reference Laboratory of Public Health Institution of Turkey.