Seroprevalence of human fascioliasis in Van province, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorCengiz, Zeynep Tas
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Hasan
dc.contributor.authorDulger, Ahmet Cumhur
dc.contributor.authorAkdeniz, Hayrettin
dc.contributor.authorKarahocagil, Mustafa Kasim
dc.contributor.authorCecek, Mutalip
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:27:31Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:27:31Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground/Aims: Fasciola hepatica is a rare zoonotic parasite that infects the liver of many mammals including humans. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of fascioliasis in Van province by ELISA (antibody detection) on the assumption that not all cases could be detected by stool examination alone. Materials and Methods: A total of randomly selected 1,600 patients, directed from affiliated outpatient clinics to Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty Parasitology Laboratory, were enrolled in the study. Their mean age was 4.44 +/- 19.00 years. Blood samples were collected from all the patients, and their stool samples were examined. For the stool examination, native-lugol and sedimentation (in formalin-ethyl acetate) methods were employed. ELISA for F. hepatica was performed on the blood samples from all patients. Seropositive patients were treated with triclabendazole. Results: F. hepatica was detected by ELISA in 89 (5.6%) of the 1,600 patients, but eggs were identified on the stool examination in only 29 (1.8%) patients. The prevalence of F. hepatica was higher in females (7.2%) than in males (4.2%) and was higher in the >= 36-year age group (6.7%) than in the <= 35-year age group (4.4%). Abdominal pain (93.3%), fatigue (88.8%), and weight loss (69.7%) were the most common symptoms. Eosinophilia was present in 89.9% of the patients. All seropositive patients had a history of eating raw aquatic plants. Conclusion: Stool examination alone is not sufficient to diagnose F. hepatica. Serological tests such as ELISA must be used together with stool examination.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific Research Projects Unit of Yuzuncu Yil University, Van-Turkey [2008-TF-B125]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research has been refunded by Scientific Research Projects Unit of Yuzuncu Yil University, Van-Turkey (Project number: 2008-TF-B125).en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/tjg.2015.8001
dc.identifier.endpage262en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-4948
dc.identifier.issn2148-5607
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26006203
dc.identifier.startpage259en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid351735
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2015.8001
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/351735
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20009
dc.identifier.volume26en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000355104900014
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Gastroenterology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectFasciola Hepaticaen_US
dc.subjectHumansen_US
dc.subjectSeroepidemiological Studyen_US
dc.subjectVanen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of human fascioliasis in Van province, Turkeyen_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of human fascioliasis in Van province, Turkey
dc.typeArticleen_US

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