Vladimir Kartashev1, Tatiana Tverdokhlebova2, Alla Korzan3, Andrey Vedenkov3, Luis Simón4, Javier González-Miguel4, Rodrigo Morchón4, Mar Siles-Lucas5, Fernando Simón6. 1. Rostov State Medical University, Rostov-na-Donu, Russia; Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Rostov-na-Donu, Russia. 2. Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Rostov-na-Donu, Russia. 3. Central Sanitary and Epidemiological Station of the Ministry of Health of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus. 4. Laboratory of Parasitology and IBSAL, University of Salamanca, C/ del Licenciado Méndez Nieto s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain. 5. IRNASA, CSIC, Salamanca, Spain. 6. Laboratory of Parasitology and IBSAL, University of Salamanca, C/ del Licenciado Méndez Nieto s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain. Electronic address: fersimon@usal.es.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to determine the yearly frequency, trends in spread, and clinical-epidemiological characteristics of human subcutaneous/ocular dirofilariasis (HSOD) in the Russian Federation and Belarus. METHODS: The surveillance data of HSOD cases occurring between January 1997 and June 2013, obtained from the regional health administrations of the Russian Federation and Belarus, were analyzed. The spatial distribution of cases was assessed using a GIS map, and the clinical-epidemiological characteristics were defined using 719 cases for which information on anatomical location, age, sex, and area of residence was available. The statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test. RESULTS: One thousand two hundred and seventy-two clinical cases of HSOD were identified, the majority of them reported in the south-western regions of the Russian Federation. The disease has spread into northern areas, changing its limit from latitude 45°N in 1997 to latitude 61°N in 2013. The statistical analysis of the data showed that the disease is more frequent in the ocular location, in women, in patients aged between 41 and 60 years, and in patients living in urban areas. CONCLUSIONS: Alternative sources to the scientific literature could be necessary to assess the epidemiological situation regarding HSOD in some areas where it has become an emerging condition. There is an urgent need for uniform criteria for reporting and retrieving human cases of dirofilariasis.
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to determine the yearly frequency, trends in spread, and clinical-epidemiological characteristics of human subcutaneous/ocular dirofilariasis (HSOD) in the Russian Federation and Belarus. METHODS: The surveillance data of HSOD cases occurring between January 1997 and June 2013, obtained from the regional health administrations of the Russian Federation and Belarus, were analyzed. The spatial distribution of cases was assessed using a GIS map, and the clinical-epidemiological characteristics were defined using 719 cases for which information on anatomical location, age, sex, and area of residence was available. The statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test. RESULTS: One thousand two hundred and seventy-two clinical cases of HSOD were identified, the majority of them reported in the south-western regions of the Russian Federation. The disease has spread into northern areas, changing its limit from latitude 45°N in 1997 to latitude 61°N in 2013. The statistical analysis of the data showed that the disease is more frequent in the ocular location, in women, in patients aged between 41 and 60 years, and in patients living in urban areas. CONCLUSIONS: Alternative sources to the scientific literature could be necessary to assess the epidemiological situation regarding HSOD in some areas where it has become an emerging condition. There is an urgent need for uniform criteria for reporting and retrieving human cases of dirofilariasis.
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