| evaluation of reactivity to echinococcus spp. among rural inhabitants in poland. | a group of 172 rural inhabitants from eastern poland (68 males and 104 females, mean age 49.0 ± 12.0 years) was examined for the presence of antibodies against echinococcus granulosus and echinococcus multilocularis. a population of 38 healthy urban dwellers from the city of lublin (17 males and 21 females, mean age 36.2 ± 9.6 years) were examined as a control group. sera of 22 rural inhabitants (12.8%) reacted positively to echinococcus granulosus hydatid fluid antigen in the screening test. a ... | 2015 | 26204192 |