ReviewThe Korean journal of parasitology2013
Human taeniasis in the Republic of Korea: hidden or gone?
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- Epidemiology and genetic diversity of Taenia asiatica: a systematic review.Parasites & vectors · 2014Pooled it
- Occurrence of a Hybrid Between Taenia saginata and Taenia asiatica Tapeworms in Cambodia.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2021Article
- Human Cysticercosis in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2020Review
- Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworms from Two Residents of Northern Cambodia.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2020Article
- Ten Cases of Taenia saginata Infection Confirmed by Analysis of the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 rDNA Region in the Republic of Korea.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2019Article
- Neurocysticercosis: Clinical Characteristics and Changes from 26 Years of Experience in an University Hospital in Korea.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2019Article
- Four Taeniasis saginata Cases Diagnosed at a University Hospital in Korea.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2019Article
- A co-infection case report of Taenia saginata in a patient with subclinical clonorchiasis confirmed by the combination of diagnostic tools.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Porcine cysticercosis (Taenia solium and Taenia asiatica): mapping occurrence and areas potentially at risk in East and Southeast Asia.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar.Emerging infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Four cases of Taenia saginata infection with an analysis of COX1 gene.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2014Article
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Abstract
History and current status of human taeniasis in the Republic of Korea, due to Taenia solium, Taenia asiatica, and Taenia saginata, are briefly reviewed. Until the 1980s, human taeniasis had been quite common in various localities of Korea. A study from 1924 reported 12.0% egg prevalence in fecal examinations. Thereafter, the prevalence of Taenia spp. ranged from 3% to 14% depending on the time and locality. Jeju-do, where pigs were reared in a conventional way, was the highest endemic area of taeniasis. An analysis of internal transcribed spacer 2 and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 genes of 68 taeniasis cases reported from 1935 to 2005 in Korea by a research group revealed the relative occurrence of the 3 Taenia spp. as follows: T. solium (4.4%), T. asiatica (75.0%), and T. saginata (20.6%). However, national surveys on intestinal helminths conducted every 5 years on randomly selected people revealed that the Taenia egg prevalence dropped from 1.9% in 1971 to 0.02% in 1997 and finally to 0.0% in 2004. With the exception of 3 egg-positive cases reported in 2008 and 2 worm-proven cases in 2011, no more cases have been officially recorded. Based on these surveys and also on other literature, it can be concluded that taeniasis has virtually disappeared from Korea, although a few sporadic cases may remain hidden. Human cysticercosis is also expected to disappear within a couple of decades in Korea.
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