Food-Borne Parasitic Diseases.
10.5124/jkma.2007.50.11.984
- Author:
Han Jong RIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea. hjrim@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Food-borne trematode infections;
Helminthic zoonoses;
Toxoplasmosis;
Anisakiasis;
Taeniasis
- MeSH:
Animals;
Animals, Wild;
Anisakiasis;
Fruit;
Helminths;
Humans;
Korea;
Nematode Infections;
Parasites;
Parasitic Diseases*;
Protozoan Infections;
Shellfish;
Snails;
Soil;
Taeniasis;
Toxoplasmosis;
Trematode Infections;
Vegetables;
Vertebrates;
Zoonoses
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2007;50(11):984-992
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
It is obvious that the general status of parasitic infections in Korea has shown a marked decrease, particularly in soil-transmitted helminthic infections. However, food-borne parasitic infections are still regarded as the major parasitic diseases of medical importance in Korea. Generally, the parasitic infections may occur from the following sources: by contaminated soil, water, vegetable and fruits, and other animals as food containing the parasites at their immature infective stage, in association with a domestic or wild animal harboring the parasite, and an ectoparasite that transmits the parasite by blood sucking. Human food-borne parasitic infections result from the consumption of undercooked or raw fish, shellfish, snails, vertebrates, and water plants as a food. These infections are significantly related to human behavioral patterns based on socioeconomic and cultural conditions and are linked with the biological and physical environments. Most of food-borne parasitic infections are considered as all parasitic zoonoses to man and animals. To understand the current status of food-borne parasitic infections in Korea, the author presents the list of overall food-borne parasitic infections caused by protozoan infection (toxoplasmosis), trematode infections (clonorchiasis, metagonimiasis, and some intestinal trematodiases), nematode infections (anisakiasis and trichinosis), and others with a briefly reviewed.
