Survey on Intestinal Helminthic Infection Status of Students in Two Counties, Hadong-gun and Goseong-gun, Korea
2018
Bahk, Y.I., Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea | Park, Y.K., Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea | Na, B.K., Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Republic of Korea | Sohn, W.M., Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju, Republic of Korea | Hong, S.J., Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Chai, J.Y., Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul, Republic of Korea | Kim, T.S., Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasites among students from Goseonggun, Gangwon-do and Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do as typical low and high endemic counties. From May to July 2017, a total of 2,033 fecal samples were collected at 27 elementary, 10 junior high, and 8 high schools from 2 counties and examined by the Kato-Katz technique for egg-positive surveys (Collection rate: 37.02% [2,033/5,492]). Of the participants examined, 13 (0.64%) were found to harbor eggs of 3 parasitic species, Trichuris trichiura, Clonorchis sinensis and Metagonimus yokogawai. Based on the regional distribution, the egg-positive rate in Goseong-gun was 0% (0/550) and that in Hadong-gun was 0.88% (13/1,483). The positive rates for C. sinensis, M. yokogawai, and T. trichiura in Hadonggun were 0.20% (3/1,483), 0.61% (9/1,483), and 0.07% (1/1,483), respectively. The present survey showed that the prevalence of parasitic infection among students is currently very low even in remote, previously endemic areas, and the present status of parasitic diseases can be summarized as some transmission of fish/food-borne trematodes. Thus, it is necessary to carefully, continuously monitor the trematode infection status, particularly of C. sinensis and M. yokogawai.
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