Korean J Parasitol.
2020 Dec;58(6):603-608. 10.3347/kjp.2020.58.6.603.
Cluster of Parasite Infections by the Spatial Scan Analysis in Korea
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- 1Department of Biomedicine Health Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
- 2Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, 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
- KMID: 2510682
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2020.58.6.603
Abstract
- This study was performed to find out the clusters with high parasite infection risk to discuss the geographical pattern. Clusters were detected using SatScan software, which is a statistical spatial scan program using Kulldorff’s scan statistic. Information on the parasitic infection cases in Korea 2011-2019 were collected from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clusters of Ascaris lumbricoides infection were detected in Jeollabuk-do, and T. trichiura in Ulsan, Busan, and Gyeongsangnam-do. C. sinensis clusters were detected in Ulsan, Daegu, Busan, Gyeongsangnam-do, and Gyeongsangbuk-do. Clusters of intestinal trematodes were detected in Ulsan, Busan, and Gyeongsangnam-do. P. westermani cluster was found in Jeollabuk-do. E. vermicularis clusters were distributed in Gangwon-do, Jeju-do, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju. This clustering information can be referred for surveillance and control on the parasitic infection outbreak in the infection-prone areas.
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