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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
- Amoebiasis is the second leading cause of death worldwide from parasitic disease.Leber, Amy L., and Susan Novak-Weekley. "Intestinal and urogenital amebae, flagellates, and ciliates." Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 10th Edition. American Society of Microbiology, 2011. 2149-2171.[1][2][2]
- 500 million people are infected with Entamoeba histolytica every year.
- 50 million individuals develop liver abscess and colitis and results in death in 40,000-100,000 individuals anually.
Age
Gender
- Amoebic liver abscess is more common among men compared to women.[3]
Race
Developing countries
Developed countries
References
- ↑ Baxt LA, Singh U (2008). "New insights into Entamoeba histolytica pathogenesis". Curr Opin Infect Dis. 21 (5): 489–94. doi:10.1097/QCO.0b013e32830ce75f. PMC 2688559. PMID 18725798.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Haque R, Huston CD, Hughes M, Houpt E, Petri WA (2003). "Amebiasis". N Engl J Med. 348 (16): 1565–73. doi:10.1056/NEJMra022710. PMID 12700377.
- ↑ Acuna-Soto R, Maguire JH, Wirth DF (2000). "Gender distribution in asymptomatic and invasive amebiasis". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 95 (5): 1277–83. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2000.01525.x. PMID 10811339.