| Autor: |
Kim YH; Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea., Lee J; Genbody Inc., Cheonan 31116, Korea., Ahn S; Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine and Inha Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 22333, Korea., Kim TS; Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine and Inha Research Institute for Medical Sciences, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 22333, Korea., Hong SJ; Department of Medical Environmental Biology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea., Chong CK; Genbody Inc., Cheonan 31116, Korea., Ahn HJ; Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea., Nam HW; Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea. |
| Abstrakt: |
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among the residents of Seokmo-do (Island) in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, Korea was surveyed for 4 years by a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) using recombinant fragment of major surface antigen (SAG1), GST-linker-SAG1A. Sera from 312, 343, 390, and 362 adult residents were collected on a yearly basis from 2010 to 2013, respectively. Total positive seroprevalence regardless of gender was 29.2, 35.3, 38.7, and 45.3% from 2010 to 2013, respectively. Positive seroprevalence in male adults was 43.9, 48.2, 45.4, and 55.3%, which was far higher than that of the corresponding female adults which was 20.7, 29.2, 33.9, and 38.9%, from 2010 to 2013, respectively. This high seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Seokmo-do may have been caused in part by peculiar changes in the toxoplasmic environment of the island as it is a relatively isolated area preserving its natural habitat while also being connected by a bridge to the mainland. Further study is necessary to find out symptomatic patients and to confirm the risk factors. |
