Korean J Parasitol.
2021 Jun;59(3):251-256. 10.3347/kjp.2021.59.3.251.
Clusters of Toxoplasmosis in Ganghwa-gun, Cheorwon-gun, and Goseong-gun, 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: 2517055
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2021.59.3.251
Abstract
- We find out the clusters with high toxoplasmosis risk to discuss the geographical pattern in Gyodong-myeon and Samsan-myeon of Ganghwa-gun, Cheorwon-gun, and Goseong-gun, Korea. Seroepidemiological data of toxoplasmosis surveyed using rapid diagnostic tests for the residents in the areas in 2019 were analyzed to detect clusters of the infection. The cluster was investigated using the SaTScan program which is based on Kulldorff’s scan statistic. The clusters were found with P-values in each region analyzed in the program, and the risk and patient incidence of specific areas can be examined by the values such as relative risk and log likelihood ratio. Jiseok-ri and Insa-ri were found to be a cluster in Gyodong-myeon and Seokmo-ri was the cluster in Samsan-myeon. Yangji-ri and Igil-ri were found to be a cluster in Cheorwon-gun and Madal-ri and Baebong-ri were the cluster in Goseong-gun. This findings can be used to monitor and prevent toxoplasmosis infections occurring in vulnerable areas.
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