Volume 9, Number 3—March 2003
Research
European Echinococcosis Registry: Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Europe, 1982–2000
Table 4
Location of the primary lesions at first diagnosis in alveolar echinococcosis
Primary infection site | No. of patients |
---|---|
Liver |
541 (96.8%) |
Spleen, peritoneum, lung, vertebra, brain, kidneys, heart |
13 (2.3%) |
Data not available |
5 (0.9%) |
Total | 559 |
1The European Echinococcosis Registry (EurEchinoReg) is a surveillance network for human alveolar echinococcosis coordinated by D.A. Vuitton (France) and P. Kern (Germany). Registration of human cases is organized by H. Auer (Austria), Y. Carlier (Belgium), L. Kolarova (Czech Republic), K. Bardonnet (France), P. Kern (Germany), P.S. Craig (Great Britain), I. Prousalidis (Greece), A. Siracusano (Italy), J. van der Giessen (Netherlands), Z. Pawlowski (Poland), E. Renner, R.W. Ammann (Switzerland), and N. Altintas (Turkey).