Screening study for echinococcosis infection among residents of the Zheti-Oguz district of the Issyk-Kul region of the Kyrgyz Republic

The article discusses the results of a serological survey (ELISA) of the population of the Jeti-Oguz district of the Issyk-Kul region of the Kyrgyz Republic (KR) to identify the level of infection with echinococcosis.

According to the results of serological tests, 112 people (13.25 0.4%) out of 845 had antibodies specific to E. granulosus, and there were also doubtful results, which amounted to 2.24 0.3% (19 people). In the age group 1-14 years there were significantly more seropositive individuals (8.83 1.0; CI 6.9.3-10.7 compared with 15-25 years old (10.7 1.1; CI 8.6 -12.8) (p<0.05). In the age groups of 15-25 years and 26-35 years, no significant differences were found, and between 26-35 and 36-45 years old there was a significant difference in infestation P<0.05 (16.2 1.3; CI 13.7- 18.7 and 20.8 1.4; CI 18.06-23.54).

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