title: A seroepidemiologic survey for human sparganosis in Gangweon-do.
abstract: Gangweon-do is known to be highly endemic area of sparganosis more than other provinces in Korea. A seroepidmiologic examination for the detection of anti-Spirometra erinacei plerocercoid IgG in serum was carried out in normal inhabitants in Hongcheon-gun, Gangweon-do. Sere were tested by enzyme-linked immunosrobent assay (ELISA) for the anti-sparganum antibodies. Positive rate for anti-sparganum antibody in 719 adults was 3.3%. Data of the questionnaire for 24 ELISA positive inhabitants revealed that 20 had a history of eating raw meat of snakes, 24 had a history of eating frogs, and 24 had a history of drinking stream water. Two positive cases had a past history of sparganosis. Two positive cases showed current symptoms of sparganosis. The data revealed that ELISA would be useful to find infected cases among normal inhabitants at sparganosis-endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Wonju college of medicine and IFBB, Yonsei University, Wonju 220-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyu-Jae
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong-Tae
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Dong-Heui
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young-Kun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Deung
authors.forename: Yong-Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ryang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013146:Spirometra / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D007074:Immunoglobulin G