Ultrasound-based population survey for abdominal cystic echinococcosis in Albania: Results from the NDTND project
This was the first population-based US field survey on CE conducted in Albania. Our screening yielded a lower prevalence than expected. However, the presence of active cysts points to ongoing transmission. Our study had several limitations including the use of a convenience sample that limited the attendance of males and children. In the future, surveillance activities for CE should be strengthened in Albania to better characterize the epidemiology of the disease.
Authors
- Bruno Zappacosta
- Armanda Leka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8789-4137)
- Renata Shkjezi
- Joachim Richter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1930-2944)
- Andrea De Vito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-5400)
- Valbona Gjoni
- Massimo Fabiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5893-7117)
- L. Lapini
- Tommaso Manciulli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6846-8000)
- Agnese Colpani
- Adriano Casulli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9183-7591)
- Gian Luca D’Alessandro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7815-7559)
- Enrico Brunetti
- Argjend Kubolli
- Armida Agastra
- Gjetjon Gjonaj
Institutions
- University of Medicine Tirana (AL)
- European Union (BE)
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Sassari (IT)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Institute of Public Health (AL)
- Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel (AL)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Ospedale San Donato (IT)
- PharmacoGenetics (China) (CN)
- Angelini Pharma (Italy) (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013784
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00