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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Serge Korjian M.D.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Age

• Elderly patients and young children are at higher risk of developing amoebiasis than adults.
• Adults are at higher risk of developing amebic liver abscess than children (the incidence of amebic liver abscess is up to 10x higher in adults than in children).

Gender

• There is no gender predilection for the development of amoebiasis.
• Men are at higher risk of developing amebic liver abscess than women (the incidence of amebic liver abscess is up to 3x higher in men than in women).

Developing Countries

• Amoebiasis is endemic to developing countries, particularly in regions with limited sanitation systems.

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