Korean J Parasitol.
2015 Apr;53(2):233-236. 10.3347/kjp.2015.53.2.233.
Seroprevalence of Trichinella sp. in Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) from Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea
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- 1Department of Parasitology and Research Center for Mummy, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. bbbenji@naver.com
- 2Division of Ecology and Environment, Chungnam Development Institute, Gongju 314-140, Korea.
- 3Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
- 4Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- 5Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- KMID: 2381823
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2015.53.2.233
Abstract
- A total 7 outbreaks of trichinellosis have occurred in Korea, mostly as a result of consumption of raw wild boar (Sus scrofa) meat. Since only 1 serological survey on wild boars had yet been performed in Korea, the present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of trichinellosis in wild boars and some species of rodents by artificial digestion and serological examinations in Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do, the endemic area of trichinellosis. Both the wild boar and rodent muscle samples revealed no Trichinella larvae by direct examination and artificial digestion method. However, serological examinations revealed that 4 wild boar sera samples out of 118 (3.4%) were positive to Trichinella antigen. Although the recovery of Trichinella larvae ended in a failure, it is proved for the first time that the sylvatic cycle of Trichinella has been maintained in wild boars of Gangwon-do, Korea.
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Animals
Antibodies, Helminth/*blood
Antigens, Helminth/blood
Female
Male
Republic of Korea/epidemiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sus scrofa
Swine
Swine Diseases/*blood/diagnosis/epidemiology/parasitology
Trichinella/classification/genetics/immunology/*isolation & purification
Antibodies, Helminth
Antigens, Helminth
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