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During the past three decades a number of cystic echinococcosis (CE) control programmes have led to a significant decrease in the incidence of human hydatidosis in some endemic areas. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of<jats:italic>E. granulosus<\/jats:italic>infection in Croatian patients with CLD. A total of 540 serum samples from patients with hepatic cysts detected by imaging methods were screened for the presence of<jats:italic>E. granulosus<\/jats:italic>IgG antibodies using semiquantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The Western blot technique was used as a confirmatory test for the CE diagnosis. The overall<jats:italic>E. granulosus<\/jats:italic>seroprevalence rate in patients with CLD was 3.9%. There was no significant difference in seroprevalence rate between male and female patients (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.541). According to age groups, there was a significant difference in seropositivity among age groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a00.002). The highest seroprevalence rate was detected in the youngest age group (up to 18 years), both in males and females (20% and 13%, respectively). This study indicates that CE still represents a public health problem in Croatia. Preventive measures should be used to control<jats:italic>Echinococcus<\/jats:italic>infections, including avoidance of contact with infected dogs, egg-contaminated soil or plants; control and treatment of dogs with antihelmintics; hand washing, improved sanitation and health education.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0022149x1000043x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,8,25]],"date-time":"2010-08-25T10:29:49Z","timestamp":1282732189000},"page":"192-195","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Seroprevalence of<i>Echinococcus granulosus<\/i>infection in Croatian patients with cystic liver disease"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"85","author":[{"given":"I.","family":"Tabain","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M.","family":"Sviben","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"Ljubin-Sternak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"T.","family":"Vilibi\u0107-\u010cavlek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"G.","family":"Mlinari\u0107-Galinovi\u0107","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2010,8,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref2","first-page":"251","article-title":"Retrospective study of echinococcosis in the Zadar region from 1960 to 1990","volume":"116","author":"Bari\u0107","year":"1994","journal-title":"Lije\u010dni\u010dki Vjesnik"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref14","first-page":"135","volume-title":"Compendium on cystic echinococcosis with special reference to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China","author":"Menghebat","year":"1993"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.312.7032.674"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/CMR.17.1.107-135.2004"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref18","first-page":"659","article-title":"Current situation of human hydatidosis in Chile. 2 proposals for correcting its under-notification","volume":"123","author":"Serra","year":"1995","journal-title":"Revista M\u00e9dica de Chile"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref7","volume-title":"WHOI\/OIE manual on echinococcosis in humans and animals: a public health problem of global concern","author":"Eckert","year":"2001"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0950268897007760"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/gut.32.Suppl.S116"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0001-706X(96)00641-9"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0889-8553(05)70268-5"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.1998.59.620"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref4","first-page":"85","volume-title":"Compendium on echinococcosis in Africa and Middle Eastern countries with special reference to Morocco","author":"Craig","year":"1997"},{"key":"S0022149X1000043X_ref5","first-page":"170","article-title":"Detection, screening, and community epidemiology of taeniid cestode zoonoses. 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