Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis Detected by RDT in Residents near the DMZ (demilitarized zone) of Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea
2017
Kim, Y.H., Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Lee, J., Genbody Inc., Cheonan, Republic of Korea | Kim, Y.E., Genbody Inc., Cheonan, Republic of Korea | Ahn, S., Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea | Kim, T.S., Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea | Hong, S.J., Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Chong, C.K., Genbody Inc., Cheonan, Republic of Korea | Ahn, H.J., Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Nam, H.W., Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among the residents of Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea, which partly includes the demilitarized zone (DMZ), were surveyed for 4 years and evaluated by RDT using recombinant fragment of major surface antigen (SAG1A). Sera from 1336, 583, 526, and 583 adult residents were collected on a yearly basis from 2010 to 2013, respectively. The total positive seroprevalence was 19.3, 21.9, 23.4, and 26.8% from 2010 to 2013, respectively. The positive seroprevalence in men (23.6, 27.5, 29.5, 34.6%) was far higher than women (14.1, 18.3, 19.4, 21.4%), from 2010 to 2013, respectively. This high seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Cheorwon-gun may have been influenced in part by its geographical locality of the area as it includes the DMZ, where civilian access is strictly limited, thus creating a relatively isolated area that is a well-preserved habitat. Further research is necessary to study the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in this area.
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