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A Case Series and Literature Review Provide Updates on the Amoebiasis Epidemic around the World

Mohammad Akhoundi

The protozoan Entamoeba histolytica is the source of the intestine and tissue parasite infection known as amoebiasis. Little is known about the epidemiology and unique geographic distribution of the numerous clinical types of amoebiasis in the world, despite their major medical importance and widespread distribution [1]. In this study, we present a case series of amoebiasis cases that were referred to the Avicenne Hospital in Bobigny, France, between 2010 and 2022, followed by a review of the published literature to explore various amoebiasis clinico-pathology and to update the current epidemiological situation of this parasitosis globally.

15 patients with amoebiasis in all were identified, with an average age of 48.5 at the time of infection. Patients that were mainly impacted were men (78%). The majority of cases were discovered after visiting endemic areas like Mali, India, Nepal, Algeria, Cameroon, or Congo. Hepatic amoebiasis was present in every patient undergoing processing [2-4]. In every case, an amoebic abscess was found, with an average diameter of 6.3 cm. Seven of these patients (46.7%) benefited from drainage as a result of a danger of abscess rupture or superinfection. We were able to update the key epidemiological and clinical events that have contributed to the present global expansion using a compilation of findings drawn from 390 scientific papers via seven major a global illustration map showing the current distribution of identified amoebiasis foci in each geographical ecozone of Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Australia, as well as an epidemiological overview of amoebiasis. Although amoebiasis is not known to be endemic in Metropolitan France, the most common clinical presentation seen among the 15 individuals we assessed was an amoebic liver abscess. Before arriving in France, the majority of infected patients had a history of travel to or residence in endemic countries.