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We carried out a population survey in January 2015 using abdominal ultrasound to estimate the prevalence of abdominal CE in the Canas and Canchis provinces, in the Cusco region of Peru. Among 1,351 subjects screened, 41 (3%) had CE. There was significant variation between communities with similar socioeconomic features in a small geographical area. A history of CE was reported by 4.1% of the screened subjects, among whom 30.3% still had CE on ultrasound. Among patients reporting previous CE treatment, 14.9% had CE in active stages. Limited education, community of residence, and knowing people with CE in the community were associated with CE. These results demonstrate a significant burden of CE in the region and suggest the need for further investigations, control activities, and optimization of clinical management for CE in this area.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.16-0882","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,6,7]],"date-time":"2017-06-07T17:09:21Z","timestamp":1496855361000},"page":"1472-1477","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Prevalence and Risk Factors for Human Cystic Echinococcosis in the Cusco Region of the Peruvian Highlands Diagnosed Using Focused Abdominal Ultrasound"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"96","author":[{"given":"Francesca","family":"Tamarozzi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy."},{"name":"WHO Collaborating Centre for Clinical Management of Cystic Echinococcosis, Pavia, Italy."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Amy","family":"Hou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria Luisa","family":"Morales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborative Research Center in Cusco, Cusco, Peru."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maria Teresa","family":"Giordani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Freddy","family":"Vilca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Alfredo Callo Rodriguez de Sicuani, Cusco, Peru."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Karen","family":"Mozo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborative Research Center in Cusco, Cusco, Peru."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ruben","family":"Bascope","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Programa de Control de Enfermedades Zoonoticas, Direccion Regional de Salud Cusco, Cusco, Peru."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"A. 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