Table 1.

Clinical aspects of participants over three years

Participanta	Year 1			Year 2			Year 3
	Cyst typeb	Cyst sizec (cm)	Sero-testd	Cyst type	Cyst size (cm)	Sero-test	Cyst type	Cyst size (cm)	Sero-test
P1	CE1	3.8 × 3.4/2.8 × 2.7	+	CE4	3.8 × 2.4	+	CE3	6.7 × 5.2	+
P2	CE1	8.2 × 8.1	+	CE4	8.3 × 7.0	+	CE5	8.0 × 8.1	+
P3	CE2	5.3 × 8.5	+	CE4	7.9 × 10.0	+	CE3	8.4 × 6.0	+
P4	CE2	6.7 × 6.5	+	CE4	2.45 × 3.3	−	CE3	6.7 × 6.5	+
N1	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−
N2	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−
N3	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−	ndt	ndt	−

^aP1-P4: cystic echinococcosis patients, N1-N3: normal controls

^bCyst type was classified by the WHO-IWGE standard [8]

^cCyst size was determined by ultrasound scan imaging

^d+, ELISA-positive; −, ELISA-negative

Abbreviations: ndt, not detected