title: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spiralis infections in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Korea.
abstract: Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spiralis are important zoonotic pathogens with worldwide distributions. In Korea, several outbreaks of human toxoplasmosis and trichinellosis due to the consumption of infected wild animals have been reported. The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii and T. spiralis infections in wild boars killed in Korea from December 2009 to October 2011. A total of 521 wild boars hunted in eight provinces were examined for antibodies to T. gondii and T. spiralis by using commercial ELISA kits. Overall, 25.1% of serum samples from individual boars were seropositive for T. gondii and 1.7% were seropositive for T. spiralis. Seropositive for T. gondii was found in the boars in all the eight provinces investigated and for T. spiralis in four provinces. This is the first report on the seroprevalence of T. gondii and T. spiralis infections in wild boars in Korea. The consumption of undercooked wild boar meat may expose humans to a high risk of infection.
authors.affiliation: Parasitology and Insect Disease Research Laboratory, Animal and Plant Quarantine, Agency, 480 Anyang 6 dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea. Electronic address: kangsw777@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Seung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Huong Thi Thanh
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Doan
authors.forename: Jin Hyeong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Se Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.forename: Mi Sun
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Young Ha
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kondreddy Eswar
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Thuy Thi Dieu
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Quyen
authors.forename: Lien Thi Kim
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Chang Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kweon
authors.forename: Suk Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D017160:Trichinella spiralis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan
keywords: ELISA; Korea; Toxoplasma gondii; Trichinella spiralis; Wild boar