1.The Korean Journal of Parasitology. Total contents and index. 1963
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 1989;27(Suppl):1-125
No abstract available.
Parasitology
2.The Last Fifty Years of Western Medicine in Korea: Korean Society for Parasitology.
Journal of the Korean Medical Association 1997;40(8):963-967
No abstract available.
Korea*
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Parasitology*
3.Paleoparasitological Studies on Mummies of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea.
Min SEO ; Adauto ARAUJO ; Karl REINHARD ; Jong Yil CHAI ; Dong Hoon SHIN
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2014;52(3):235-242
Paleoparasitology is the application of conventional or molecular investigative techniques to archeological samples in order to reveal parasitic infection patterns among past populations. Although pioneering studies already have reported key paleoparasitological findings around the world, the same sorts of studies had not, until very recently, been conducted in sufficient numbers in Korea. Mummified remains of individuals dating to the Korean Joseon Dynasty actually have proved very meaningful to concerned researchers, owing particularly to their superb preservation status, which makes them ideal subjects for paleoparasitological studies. Over the past several years, our study series on Korean mummies has yielded very pertinent data on parasitic infection patterns prevailing among certain Joseon Dynasty populations. In this short review, we summarized the findings and achievements of our recent paleoparasitological examinations of Joseon mummies and discussed about the prospects for future research in this vein.
Humans
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Korea
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Mummies/*parasitology
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Parasitic Diseases/*parasitology
4.Species composition of medical arthropod in the provinces of Quang Nam and Kon Tum along Ho Chi Minh road
Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control 2004;0(3):73-81
In May,Nov. and Dec. 2003, in some sites along HoChiMinh Road through QuangNam province including PhuocDuc commune of PhuocSon district;ThanhMy town of NamGiang district; Bhale commune of DongGiang district and through KonTum province, including DakMan commune, DakPek commune of DakGlei district, DakDuc commune of NgocHoi district...,an inquiry was carried out to determine the faune of arthropodes. 3297 samples of arthropode were collected.3 species of plea, 4 species of tick, 5 species of chigg and 46 species of Culicinae and 14 species of anophelinae mosquitoes were determined. They were distributed in 8 families, 2 classes -spider and insect. In almost sites, there are various arthropode species as pathological factors
parasitology
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Arthropods
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epidemiology
5.Sparganum infections in normal adult population and epileptic patients in Korea: A seroepidemiologic observation.
Yoon KONG ; Seung Yull CHO ; Woo Shik KANG
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 1994;32(2):85-92
A seroepidemiologic observation of anti-Spirometra erinacei plerocerciod (sparganum) antibody (IgG) in serum was made in normal adult and epileptic patients in Korea from February 1987 to September 1990. Sera were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for anti-spaganum antibody together with anti-Taenia solium metacestode, and anti-Paragonimus westermani antibodies. Sera reacted positively to sparganum antigen only were considered. Positive rate for anti-sparganum antibody in 850 normal adults was 1.9% (standardized rate by provincial population was 1.7%). In 2,667 randomly selected patients of epilepsy at 28 local centers of the Changmi Club, positive rate was 2.5%(standardized rate: 2.3%). In both normal adult and patient groups, the higher antibody rates were observed in Kangwon and Chonnam province. Positive rates were 10 times higher in male than in female in normal adults and 4.5 times in male epileptic patients. The rates were elevated especially with age over 30-year. Odd ratio of the antibody was 1.32 which indicated an ambiguous etiologic factor for epilepsy.
parasitology-helminth-cestoda
6.Of worms and men.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2007;36(8):708-709
7.Echinostome Infections in the Striped-Field Mouse, Apodemus agrarius, and the Ussuri White-Toothed Shrew, Crocidura lasiura, Caught Near the Demilitarized Zone, Gyeonggi-do (Province), Republic of Korea.
Jong Yil CHAI ; Jae Hwan PARK ; Bong Kwang JUNG ; Sang Mee GUK ; Jae Lip KIM ; Eun Hee SHIN ; Terry A KLEIN ; Heung Chul KIM ; Sung Tae CHONG ; Luck Ju BAEK ; Jin Won SONG
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2009;47(3):311-314
A total of 1,498 small mammals (rodents and insectivores), including Apodemus agrarius (n = 1,366), Crocidura lasiura (54), Mus musculus (32), Micronytus fortis (28), Eothenomys regulus (9), Micronys minutes (6), and Cricetulus triton (3), were live-trapped in Gyeonggi-do (Province) (Paju-si, Pocheon-gun, and Yeoncheon-gun) near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) from December 2004 to September 2005. A. agrarius was found to be infected with 3 species of echinostomes (Echinostoma hortense, Echinostoma cinetorchis, and Euparyphium murinum), while C. lasiura was infected with 1 species (Echinochasmus japonicas) of echinostome. Other mammals were free from echinostome infections. Total 16 E. hortense were detected in 7 (0.5%) mice, 9 E. cinetorchis from 5 (0.4%), and 3 E. murinum from 2 (0.1%) out of 1.366 A. agrarius examined. E. japonicus was found only in 1 (1.9%; total 3 specimens) C. lasiura. These results demonstrate that A. agrarius and C. lasiura, inhabiting near the DMZ of Gyeonggi-do serve as the natural definitive hosts for several species of echinostomes, although their infection rates are low. This is the first record of natural infections of A. agrarius with E. cinetorchis and C. lasiura with E. japonicus in the Republic of Korea.
Animals
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Echinostoma/*isolation & purification
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Echinostomiasis/parasitology/*veterinary
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Humans
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Insectivora/*parasitology
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Korea
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Mice
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*Murinae/parasitology
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Rodent Diseases/*parasitology
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Rodentia
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Shrews/parasitology
8.Plagiorchis muris infection in Apodemus agrarius from northern Gyeonggi-do (Province) near the demilitarized zone.
Jong Yil CHAI ; Jae Hwan PARK ; Sang Mee GUK ; Jae Lip KIM ; Hyo Jin KIM ; Won Hee KIM ; Eun Hee SHIN ; Terry A KLEIN ; Heung Chul KIM ; Sung Tae CHONG ; Jin Won SONG ; Luck Ju BAEK
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2007;45(2):153-156
The small intestines of 6 species of rodents and 1 species of insectivore were examined seasonally for Plagiorchis muris infection in 3 different localities in northern Gyeonggi-do (Province), near the demilitarized zone (DMZ). A total of 1,496 animals, including 1,366 Apodemus agrarius, 54 Crocidura lasiura (insectivore), 32 Mus musculus, 28 Micronytus fortis, 9 Eothenomys regulus, 6 Micronys minutus, and 3 Cricetulus triton, were live-trapped at Yeoncheon-gun (n = 351), Paju-shi (804) and Pocheon-gun (343) at 3-mo intervals from December 2004 to September 2005. A total of 1,647 P. muris were collected from 72 (5.3%) A. agrarius. The infection rate was the highest in Pocheon-gun (8.2%), followed by Yeoncheon-gun (5.0%) and Paju-shi (4.2%). A higher infection rate was observed in A. agrarius captured during September (19.4%) than those captured during December (3.0%), June (2.6%), or April (0%). However, the worm burden was the highest in June (av. 32.1/animal), followed by September (24.7), December (4.0), and April (0). None of the other animal species were found infected with P. muris. The results reveal that A. agrarius is a natural definitive host for P. muris, and infection rates and worm burdens vary seasonally and geographically.
Animals
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Arvicolinae/parasitology
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Cricetinae
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Cricetulus/parasitology
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Insectivora/parasitology
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Intestine, Small/parasitology
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Korea/epidemiology
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Mice/parasitology
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Murinae/*parasitology
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Prevalence
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Rodent Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology
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Rodentia
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Seasons
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Trematoda/*isolation & purification
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Trematode Infections/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary
9.Intraabdominal parasitic fetus-like teratoma in males: report of a case.
Xu-Wei LIU ; Sheng TAN ; Hui-Xian JIAO
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2008;37(5):360-360
Adolescent
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Fetus
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parasitology
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pathology
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Humans
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Male
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Teratoma
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parasitology
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pathology