Korean J Parasitol.  2002 Dec;40(4):191-193. 10.3347/kjp.2002.40.4.191.

Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis in residents of Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

• Kim BJ
• Ock MS
• Kim IS
• Yeo UB

• KMID: 1384733
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2002.40.4.191

Abstract

Oriental liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis) infection was surveyed among residents of Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea during the period of January 2001 to March 2002. Total 1,041 stool samples were collected from residents who visited Public Health Center and its branches in Hamyang-gun and examined using formalin-ether sedimentation method. The overall egg positive rate was 16%, male showing higher positive rate (21%) than female (10%). The age group of 30 to 50 years had the highest egg positive rate of C. sinensis from 20% to 22%. The positive examinees were treated with praziquantel and educated individually to prevent reinfection. Egg positive rate in this area was decreased when compared with results recorded in the past, however, still remained more than 10%. This study suggests that periodic examination, treatment as well as education of residents should be continued and systematized.

Keyword

Clonorchis sinensis; Egg positive rate; residents; Hamyang-gun

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Child
Clonorchiasis/drug therapy/*epidemiology/parasitology
Feces/parasitology
Female
Human
Korea/epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Parasite Egg Count
Patient Education
Praziquantel/therapeutic use
Sex Factors
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't