The impact of changing environmental conditions on incidences of Alveolar hydatid disease in Taiz city, Yemen: A Case Series

This case series was conducted to study the occurrence of alveolar hydatid cyst cases in Al Hawban district, Taiz governorate in Yemen from 2006 to 2014. The aim of this study was to explore the demographic determinants of the affected cases and assess the effect of the changed social environment as a result of the armed conflict and internal displacement. A number of 25 alveolar hydatid disease cases were identified. The majority of cases being in males. The mean age of the cases was 22 years and the peak presentation of the cases was in the years 2011 and 2012 where the conflict was intensified. The majority of the cases were from Al Hawban district followed by neighboring districts such as Mawiah, Dimnah, Al Nagdin and Al Quaidah. Findings from this study highlight the impact of the changing environment on the occurrence of Alveolar Hydatid disease.