Clusters of Toxoplasmosis in Gyodong-Myeon and Samsan-Myeon, Ganghwa-Gun, Korea
10.3347/kjp.2020.58.5.493
- Author:
Woojin KIM
1
;
Yoon Kyung CHANG
;
Tong-Soo KIM
;
Sung-Jong HONG
;
Hye-Jin AHN
;
Ho-Woo NAM
;
Dongjae KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Biomedicine Health Science, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
- Publication Type:Original Article
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2020;58(5):493-497
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to find out the clusters with high toxoplasmosis risk to discuss the geographical pattern in 2 islands of Gyodong-myeon and Samsan-myeon in Ganghwa-gun, Korea. Seroepidemiological data of toxoplasmosis surveyed using rapid diagnostic tests for the residents in 2 islands from 2010 to 2013 were analyzed to detect clusters of the infection. The cluster was investigated using the SatScan program which is based on Kulldorff’s scan statistic. The clusters were found with P-values in each region analyzed in the program, and the risk and patient incidence of specific areas can be examined by the values such as relative risk and log likelyhood ratio. Jiseok-ri was found to be a cluster in Gyodong-myeon and Ha-ri was the cluster in Samsan-myeon. This findings can be used to monitor and prevent toxoplasmosis infections occurring in vulnerable areas.
