Volume 24, Number 6—June 2018
Dispatch
Intense Focus of Alveolar Echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan
Bakhadyr Bebezov, Nurlan Mamashev, Tilek Umetaliev, Iskender Ziadinov, Philip S. Craig, Deborah E. Joekel, Peter Deplazes, Felix Grimm, and Paul R. Torgerson
Table 1
Relative risk from multivariable analysis of persons with an ultrasound diagnosis of AE and persons with a probable or a confirmed diagnosis of AE, southern Kyrgyzstan, 2012*
| Dependent variable, risk factor | Relative risk (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound diagnosis of AE | ||
| Patient age† | 0.982 (0.969–0.995) | 0.0074 |
| Male sex | 1.56 (1.07–2.29) | 0.021 |
| Dog ownership | 1.82 (1.24–2.72) | 0.0025 |
| Home slaughter of livestock | 1.60 (1.03–2.56) | 0.043 |
| Dog ownership among persons with probable and confirmed AE‡ | 2.81 (1.64–5.09) | 0.00033 |
*Probable diagnosis: ultrasound and serology; confirmed diagnosis: ultrasound and histology/PCR. AE, alveolar echinococcosis.
†Median age of persons with possible AE was 24 y; median age of AE-negative persons was 28 y.
‡Dog ownership was the only risk factor remaining as significant when only probable and confirmed AE were analyzed as the dependent variables.
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