Survey on Intestinal Helminthic Infection Status of Students in Two Counties, Hadong-gun and Goseong-gun, Korea
10.3347/kjp.2018.56.4.335
- Author:
Young Yil BAHK
1
;
Yun Kyu PARK
;
Byoung Kuk NA
;
Woon Mok SOHN
;
Sung Jong HONG
;
Jong Yil CHAI
;
Tong Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Biotechnology, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju 27478, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Intestinal helminthic;
student;
egg-positive;
survey;
endemic;
non-endemic
- MeSH:
Clonorchis sinensis;
Eggs;
Gangwon-do;
Gyeongsangnam-do;
Helminths;
Heterophyidae;
Humans;
Korea;
Ovum;
Parasites;
Parasitic Diseases;
Prevalence;
Trematode Infections;
Trichuris
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2018;56(4):335-339
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites among students from Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do and Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do as typical low and high endemic counties. From May to July 2017, a total of 2,033 fecal samples were collected at 27 elementary, 10 junior high, and 8 high schools from 2 counties and examined by the Kato-Katz technique for egg-positive surveys (Collection rate: 37.02% [2,033/5,492]). Of the participants examined, 13 (0.64%) were found to harbor eggs of 3 parasitic species, Trichuris trichiura, Clonorchis sinensis and Metagonimus yokogawai. Based on the regional distribution, the egg-positive rate in Goseong-gun was 0% (0/550) and that in Hadong-gun was 0.88% (13/1,483). The positive rates for C. sinensis, M. yokogawai, and T. trichiura in Hadong-gun were 0.20% (3/1,483), 0.61% (9/1,483), and 0.07% (1/1,483), respectively. The present survey showed that the prevalence of parasitic infection among students is currently very low even in remote, previously endemic areas, and the present status of parasitic diseases can be summarized as some transmission of fish/food-borne trematodes. Thus, it is necessary to carefully, continuously monitor the trematode infection status, particularly of C. sinensis and M. yokogawai.
