A Community-Based Study to Estimate the Seroprevalence of Trichinellosis and Echinococcosis in the Roma and Non-Roma Population of Slovakia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Serum Samples and Data Collection
2.2. Detection of Antibodies to Trichinella spp. and Echinococcus spp.
2.3. Statistical Analyses
2.4. Ethical Approval
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Analyzed Roma Population
3.2. Seropositivity of Trichinella Infection
3.3. Seropositivity of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus Infection
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | ELISA Positivity N (%) | WB Positivity N (%) |
---|---|---|
Roma population (n = 429) | 3 (0.70) | 2 (0.47) |
Non-Roma population (n = 394) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
Total (n = 823) | 3 (0.36) | 2 (0.24) |
OD Values | Roma vs. Non-Roma Participants | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Standard Error of Mean | Mean | Standard Error of Mean | p-Value | Linear Regression | |
Trichinella spp. | 0.127 | 0.004 | 0.127 | 0.004 | 0.968 | 0.001 |
E. multilocularis | 0.140 | 0.006 | 0.137 | 0.004 | 0.658 | −0.015 |
E. granulosus | 0.157 | 0.004 | 0.168 | 0.005 | 0.088 | 0.060 |
Parameter | Trichinella | E. multilocularis | E. granulosus | |||
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SRC | p-Value | SRC | p-Value | SRC | p-Value | |
Gender | 0.011 | 0.747 | 0.043 | 0.220 | −0.006 | 0.865 |
Age | −0.044 | 0.216 | 0.027 | 0.450 | 0.048 | 0.175 |
Unemployment | 0.030 | 0.392 | 0.028 | 0.424 | −0.054 | 0.120 |
Education | −0.007 | 0.839 | −0.031 | 0.377 | 0.064 | 0.068 |
Missing sewage system | 0.079 | 0.007 | −0.170 | 0.630 | 0.042 | 0.226 |
Missing drinking water piping | 0.036 | 0.298 | −0.006 | 0.87 | 0.033 | 0.348 |
Missing toilet | 0.059 | 0.027 | −0.027 | 0.440 | 0.006 | 0.853 |
Missing electricity | 0.005 | 0.887 | 0.027 | 0.447 | 0.036 | 0.302 |
Payment problems | 0.061 | 0.081 | −0.006 | 0.875 | −0.005 | 0.879 |
Parameter | ELISA Positivity N (%) | WB Positivity N (%) | |
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Roma population (n = 429) | E. multilocularis | 4 (0.93) | 1 (0.23) |
E. granulosus | 2 (0.47) | ||
Non-Roma population (n = 394) | E. multilocularis | 2 (0.51) | 0 (0.00) |
E. granulosus | 3 (0.76) | ||
Total (n = 823) | E. multilocularis | 6 (0.73) | 1 (0.12) |
E. granulosus | 5 (0.61) |
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Antolová, D.; Halánová, M.; Janičko, M.; Jarčuška, P.; Reiterová, K.; Jarošová, J.; Madarasová Gecková, A.; Pella, D.; Dražilová, S.; HepaMeta Team. A Community-Based Study to Estimate the Seroprevalence of Trichinellosis and Echinococcosis in the Roma and Non-Roma Population of Slovakia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 251. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020251
Antolová D, Halánová M, Janičko M, Jarčuška P, Reiterová K, Jarošová J, Madarasová Gecková A, Pella D, Dražilová S, HepaMeta Team. A Community-Based Study to Estimate the Seroprevalence of Trichinellosis and Echinococcosis in the Roma and Non-Roma Population of Slovakia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(2):251. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020251
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntolová, Daniela, Monika Halánová, Martin Janičko, Peter Jarčuška, Katarína Reiterová, Júlia Jarošová, Andrea Madarasová Gecková, Daniel Pella, Sylvia Dražilová, and HepaMeta Team. 2018. "A Community-Based Study to Estimate the Seroprevalence of Trichinellosis and Echinococcosis in the Roma and Non-Roma Population of Slovakia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 2: 251. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020251