Korean J Parasitol.
2012 Sep;50(3):249-251. 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.3.249.
A Seroepidemiological Survey of Toxocariasis among Eosinophilia Patients in Chungcheongnam-do
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- 1Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. scychul@dankook.ac.kr
- KMID: 1387414
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2012.50.3.249
Abstract
- There have been several reports on the relationship between toxocariasis and eosinophilia, but all have been limited to the areas of Seoul or Gangwon-do. In the present study, we investigated the seroprevalence of toxocariasis among eosinophilia patients in Chungcheongnam-do, the central district of Korea. Among the 101 patients tested, 51 (50.5%) were identified as positive by Toxocara ELISA, and 46 (45.5%) were confidently diagnosed with toxocariasis because of absence of any other cause of eosinophilia. Whereas 22 of 42 seropositive patients (52.3%) had a recent history of consuming raw livers, especially the cow liver, only 1 of 25 seronegative patients (4%) had done so (P<0.01). From these results, we could confirm that toxocariasis is related to eosinophilia, and infer that ingestion of raw cow liver plays a vital role in the transmission of toxocariasis in Chungcheongnam-do.
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