Korean J Parasitol.
2017 Aug;55(4):385-389. 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.385.
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis Detected by RDT in Residents near the DMZ (demilitarized zone) of Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
- 2Genbody Inc., Cheonan 31116, Korea.
- 3Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine and Inha Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 22333, Korea.
- 4Department of Medical Environmental Biology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
- 5Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. howoo@catholic.ac.kr
- KMID: 2389973
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.385
Abstract
- Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among the residents of Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea, which partly includes the demilitarized zone (DMZ), were surveyed for 4 years and evaluated by RDT using recombinant fragment of major surface antigen (SAG1A). Sera from 1336, 583, 526, and 583 adult residents were collected on a yearly basis from 2010 to 2013, respectively. The total positive seroprevalence was 19.3, 21.9, 23.4, and 26.8% from 2010 to 2013, respectively. The positive seroprevalence in men (23.6, 27.5, 29.5, 34.6%) was far higher than women (14.1, 18.3, 19.4, 21.4%), from 2010 to 2013, respectively. This high seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Cheorwon-gun may have been influenced in part by its geographical locality of the area as it includes the DMZ, where civilian access is strictly limited, thus creating a relatively isolated area that is a well-preserved habitat. Further research is necessary to study the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in this area.
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