Prevalence of Gymnophalloides seoi infection in coastal villages of Haenam-gun and Yeongam-gun, Republic of Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 1-5, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
One coastal village in Haenam-gun and two in Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do were surveyed for intestinal parasite infections by fecal examination. The egg positive rates of Gymnophalloides seoi were high, 24.1% (14/58) in Haenam-gun and 9.3% (11/118) in Yeongam-gun. The egg positive rates of heterophyids, including Heterophyes nocens, and of Clonorchis sinensis were 10.3% and 6.9% in Haenam-gun, and 14.4% and 8.5% in Yeongam-gun, respectively. After praziquantel treatment and purgation, a total of 37,761 fluke specimens were recovered from 17 patients; 11 in Haenam-gun and 6 in Yeongam-gun. Gymnophalloides seoi was the most commonly recovered species, with 37,489 specimens in total (2,205 per person). Other recovered flukes included Heterophyes nocens, Stictodora fuscata, Heterophyopsis continua, Pygidiopsis summa, and undetermined species. These results indicate that the areas surveyed are new endemic foci of G. seoi.
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Base de dados:
WPRIM
Assunto principal:
Contagem de Ovos de Parasitas
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Praziquantel
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Trematódeos
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Infecções por Trematódeos
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Prevalência
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Clonorchis sinensis
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Fezes
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Heterophyidae
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Anti-Helmínticos
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged80
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article