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Table 2 Patient interventions at different administrative levels in the areas endemic for echinococcosis during the period 2008–2014

From: Progress on the national echinococcosis control programme in China: analysis of humans and dogs population intervention during 2004–2014

Types

Mean prevalence (per 105 population)

Patients subjected to surgery

(Number of cases)

Case

Proportion

(%)

Patients treated with albendazole

(Number of person-hours)

Case

Proportion

(%)

County level

(95% CI)

Township level

(95% CI)

County level

(95% CI)

Township level

(95% CI)

CE

10 053

88.4

2.71 (1.32–4.11)

2.94 (1.50–4.49)

74 145

55.2

10.23 (4.85–15.61)

21.79 (9.44–31.43)

AE

685

6.0

0.11 (0–0.24)

0.21 (0–0.46)

28 833

21.5

3.93 (1.75–6.09)

8.52 (3.51–13.52)

Co-infection a

513

4.5

0.02 (0–0.06)

0.04 (0–0.09)

29 469

22.0

0.25 (0–0.63)

0.56 (0–1.40)

Unclassified b

121

1.1

0.07 (0–0.15)

0.1 (0.01–0.3)

1802

1.3

4.36(0–9.75)

7.41 (0–16.08)

  1. a statistics from 2010 to 2014.b statistics from 2008 to 2014. Person-hours: the total times after treatment for patients (surgical cases included)
  2. CE cystic echinococcosis, AE alveolar echinococcosis