Korean J Parasitol.  1993 Dec;31(4):375-378. 10.3347/kjp.1993.31.4.375.

Intestinal parasite infections in the inhabitants along the Hantan River, Chorwon-gun

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  • 1Kangnwon-do Branch of the Korea Association of Health Chunchon, Korea.

Abstract

The prevalence of intestinal parasite infections in inhabitants at the reaches of the Hantan River, Chorwon-gun, Korea, was observed from August 12 to September 14, 1993. Of 465 people observed by cellophane thick smear and formalin-ether concentration method, 2 Ascaris lumbricoides (unfertilized), 1 Trichuris trichiura, 39 Clonorchis sinensis and 16 Metagonimus egg positive cases were found. After treatment, the Metagonimus egg positive cases passed out flukes of Metagonimus Miyata type. Of 68 fish caught in the Hantan River, 14 (20.6%) were infected with metacercariae of Metagonimus, while no metacercaria of C. sinensis was found. At this area, soil-transmitted nematodes are very low, but clonorchiasis and metagonimiasis are prevalent by modernate endemicity.


MeSH Terms

Adolescence-
Adult-
Child-
Dogs-parasitology
Feces-parasitology
Fishes-parasitology
Heterophyidae-
Korea-epidemiology
Larva-
Middle-Age
Parasite-Egg-Count
Prevalence-
*Clonorchiasis-epidemiology
*Fresh-Water
*Trematode-Infections-epidemiology
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