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A cross-reactivity was observed with two serum samples that tested positive in ELISA for E. granulosus. Three serum samples were tested positive for E. multilocularis using the Em2plus ELISA assay and also positive for Western blot. None of the members of control group showed the presence of a seropositive reaction to Echinococcus spp. The reactivity to Echinococcus spp. among rural inhabitants decreased with age and this correlation was statistically significant (R = -0.197151, p = 0.009535). The percentage of positive findings was the highest (50.0%) in the youngest age group (14-20). No significant correlations were found between responses to interview questions (possession of domestic and farm animals, contact with wild animals, eating unwashed berries, drinking unboiled water) and the presence of seropositive reactions to Echinococcus spp. The presented results seem to indicate that echinococcosis is still a current problem in Poland that should not be neglected and, moreover, indicates the need for improvement in the routine laboratory diagnostics of Echinococcus spp. by standardizing the ELISA and Western blot tests.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1515\/ap-2015-0074","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,6,16]],"date-time":"2015-06-16T17:39:53Z","timestamp":1434476393000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Evaluation of reactivity to Echinococcus spp. among rural inhabitants in Poland"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Ewa","family":"Cisak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jacek","family":"Sroka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Angelina","family":"W\u00f3jcik-Fatla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Violetta","family":"Zaj\u0105c","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jacek","family":"Dutkiewicz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","reference":[{"key":"ref111","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"107","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijpara.2013.08.008","article-title":"Biological epidemiological and clinical aspects of echinococcosis a zoonosis of increasing concern","volume":"17","author":"Eckert","year":"2004","journal-title":"Clinical Microbiology Reviews International Journal of Parasitology"},{"key":"ref301","article-title":"Immunology and Immunodiagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis : An Update Clinical and Developmental http \/ dx doi org","author":"Zhang","year":"2012","journal-title":"Immunology"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"9","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijpara.2013.08.008","article-title":"Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes infecting humans - 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