Amoebic Liver Abscess and Indigenous Alcoholic Beverages in the Tropics

Table 1

Prevalence of ALA in different places across the world.

Region/country	Origin	Period	Total number of ALA cases	References
Bangladesh	Hospitals in northern district	2008–2010	90	Alam et al. 2014 [2]
Sri Lanka	Teaching Hospital-Jaffna	2012–2015	367	Kannathasan et al. 2018 [3]
Bordeaux, France	Bordeaux University Hospital Centre	1995–1999	20 (18 HIV+)	Djossou et al. 2003 [4]
Thailand	Nationwide hospital admission data	2008–2013	448	Poovorawan et al. 2016 [5]
Toronto, Canada	Seven hospitals in Toronto	1980–2005	29	Wuerz et al. 2012 [6]
Sonora, Mexico	4 hospitals in Hermosillo	2000–2005	319	Valenzuela et al. 2007 [7]
San Francisco, USA	Medical histories	1979–1994	56	Seeto and Rockey 1999 [8]