Korean J Parasitol.
2006 Jun;44(2):171-174. 10.3347/kjp.2006.44.2.171.
Intestinal protozoan infections and echinococcosis in the inhabitants of Dornod and Selenge, Mongolia(2003)
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- 1Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon 200-702, Korea.
- 2Department of Environmental and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine Konkuk University, Chungju 380-701, Korea
- 3Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon 200-702, Korea.
- 4State Research Center on Maternal and Child Health, P.O.Box-118, Ulaanbaatar-24, Mongolia.
- 5Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ILCHUN Molecular Medicine Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, Korea. jeongsun@snu.ac.kr
- KMID: 1720515
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2006.44.2.171
Abstract
- The status of intestinal parasitic infections and seroprevalence of cystic echinococcosis in the inhabitants in Dornod and Selenge, Mongolia, was observed with stool and serum samples from 165 and 683 residents from August 9 to August 15, 2003. A total of 10 inhabitants (6.1%) were found to be infected with protozoan cysts or oocysts by stool examinations; 7, 1 and 2 cases with Entamoeba coli, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum, respectively. A total of 62 people (9.1%) revealed significantly high levels of specific antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The surveyed areas are rural areas and the sanitized tab water is not available. There is a possibility of endemic transmission of water-borne protozoan diseases in these areas. The clinical echinococcosis is needed to be searched from the seropositive inhabitants.
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