Hydatidosis

Human echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease. The 2015 WHO Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group (FERG) estimated echinococcosis to be the cause of 19,300 deaths and around 871,000 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) globally each year. The World Health Organization (2020) estimates over one million affected at any one time. The incidence rate can reach more than 50 per 100,000 person-years in endemic regions, and prevalence levels as high as 5–10% may occur in parts of Argentina, Peru, East Africa, Central Asia, and China. The cystic echinococcosis cost/year was estimated at US$3.0 billion—the cost of treatment of cases + loss to the livestock industry. On average, there were 2.2% post-operative deaths and 6.5% relapses after intervention for cystic echinococcosis.