High Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis Detected by RDT among the Residents of Seokmo-do (Island) in Ganghwa-Gun, Incheon City, Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 9-13, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among the residents of Seokmo-do (Island) in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Korea was surveyed for 4 years by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) using recombinant fragment of major surface antigen (SAG1), GST-linker-SAG1A. Sera from 312, 343, 390, and 362 adult residents were collected on a yearly basis from 2010 to 2013, respectively. Total positive seroprevalence regardless of gender was 29.2, 35.3, 38.7, and 45.3% from 2010 to 2013, respectively. Positive seroprevalence in male adults was 43.9, 48.2, 45.4, and 55.3%, which was far higher than that of the corresponding female adults which was 20.7, 29.2, 33.9, and 38.9%, from 2010 to 2013, respectively. This high seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Seokmo-do may have been caused in part by peculiar changes in the toxoplasmic environment of the island as it is a relatively isolated area preserving its natural habitat while also being connected by a bridge to the mainland. Further study is necessary to find out symptomatic patients and to confirm the risk factors.
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النص الكامل:
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الفهرس:
WPRIM
الموضوع الرئيسي:
Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Toxoplasmosis
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Risk Factors
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Ecosystem
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Diagnostic Tests, Routine
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Korea
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Antigens, Surface
نوع الدراسة:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
المحددات:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
البلد/الأقليم حسب الموضوع:
Asia
اللغة:
En
مجلة:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
السنة:
2017
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Article