Age distribution of cystic echinococcosis human cases reported in Spain in 2006.

<p>Source: National Statistics Institute. Five autochthonous CE cases are found in the age range 5–14 years, indicating active transmission of the parasite. The rest of the cases are distributed as follows: 11 cases among 15- to 24-year-old patients, 19 among those aged 25–34, 36 among those aged 35–44, 46 among those aged 45–54, 40 among those aged 55–64, 54 among those aged 65–74, 27 among those aged 75–84, and five among patients aged 85 years old or more.</p

Prevalence (%) of cystic echinococcosis in livestock and wild animals in Spain from 2000 to 2008.

<p>Source: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, Spain. NA, not available.</p

Epidemiology of <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i> in Spain.

<p>The main domestic cycle is maintained between dogs and sheep, with man as accidental intermediate host (a; white arrows). Wild cycles could occur between wolves, wild boars, and cervids, among others (b). The sylvatic cycle could be occasionally peridomestic (black arrow), since the G1 genotype, the most frequent in sheep and human patients, has been found in isolates from wild animals.</p

Reported cases per 100,000 inhabitants of cystic echinococcosis in Spain from 2000 to 2008.

<p>Source: Ministerio de Sanidad, Spain, from the databases “Enfermedades de Declaración Obligatoria” (EDOs), “Sistema Microbiológico de Información” (SIM), and “Conjunto Mínimo Básico de Datos” (CMBS); European Food Security Authority (EFSA); and Consejeria de Sanidad y Bienestar Social de la Junta de Castilla y León (Castilla-León). NA, not available.</p

Main characteristics of the patients who died from hydatidosis.

<p>*Previous specific treatment before complication of CE.</p><p>♯ERCP: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography.</p

Cause of death of patients with cyst echinococcosis (CE).

<p>*Contribution of each one of these causes in the mortality global: number and percentage of total mortality.</p

Demographic characteristics of our cohort of patients with hydatidosis.

<p>*PAIR: Puncture, Aspiration, Injection, and Reaspiration.</p