Table 2.
The distributions of morbidity and seropositive rates in school children by gender/age
| Item | Yushu | Guoluo | Yushu & Guoluoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females/Males | Females/Males | ≤ 8 years | 9–11 years | 12–14 years | ≥ 15 years | |
| US-scan individuals | 3600/3854 | 6075/6100 | 3415 | 8922 | 6038 | 1254 |
| AEacases | 17/14 (0.5/0.4) | 113/78(1.9/1.3) | 34(1.0) | 94(1.1) | 77(1.3) | 17(1.4) |
| CE cases | 10/17(0.3/0.4) | 48/44(0.8/0.7) | 12(0.4) | 44(0.5) | 50(0.8) | 13(1.0) |
| Echinococcosis -cases | 27/31(0.8/0.8) | 161/122(2.7/2.0) | 46(1.3) | 138(1.5) | 127(2.1) | 30(2.4) |
| P-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Sero-test individuals | 3422/3659 | 4984/4909 | 3087 | 8225 | 4772 | 885 |
| Sero-positive | 158/144(4.6/3.9) | 942/893(18.9/18.2) | 424(13.7) | 1121(13.6) | 523(11.0) | 69(7.8) |
| P-value | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
AE: Alveolar echinococcosis; CE: Cystic echinococcosis; US: Ultrasound
aAE cases included one case with coexistence of both AE and CE