Tissue parasitic helminthiases are prevalent at Cheongjin, North Korea
2007
Shen, C.H. (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Li, Shunyu (Yanbian University College of Medicine, Yanji, China) | Zheng, Shanzi (Yanbian University College of Medicine, Yanji, China) | Choi, M.H. (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Bae, Y.M. (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea) | Hong, S.T. (Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea), E-mail: hst@snu.ac.kr
We investigated a small-scale serological survey to screen tissue-parasitic helminthiases of North Koreans as one of research programs for re-unification of Korea. Soil-transmitted helminthiases were found highly prevalent among North Korean residents at the border with China. ELISA using 4 tissue-parasitic helminth antigens was applied to 137 residents living in Cheongjin-shi, Hamgyeongbuk-do, North Korea and 133 female refugees in South Korea in 2004-2005. Among a total of 270 samples, 31 (11.5%), 25 (9.3%), and 11 (4.1%) were positive for specific IgG antibodies to antigens of Clonorchis sinensis, Taenia solium metacestode, and sparganum, respectively.
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