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ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2020

Surveillance on the Vivax Malaria in Endemic Areas in the Republic of Korea Based on Molecular and Serological Analyses.

Seong-Kyun Lee, Fengyue Hu, Egy Rahman Firdaus, Ji-Hoon Park, Jin-Hee Han, Sang-Eun Lee, Hyun-Il Shin, Shin Hyeong Cho, Won Sun Park, Feng Lu and 1 more

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Article in The Korean journal of parasitology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Using Serological Markers for the Surveillance ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  3. Recent Spatial and Temporal Trends of Malaria in Korea.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Seong-Kyun LeeDepartment of Medical Environmental Biology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Fengyue HuDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225000, China.
Egy Rahman FirdausDepartment of Medical Environmental Biology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Ji-Hoon ParkDepartment of Medical Environmental Biology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Jin-Hee HanDepartment of Medical Environmental Biology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Sang-Eun LeeDivision of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Bureau of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Chungbuk 28159, Korea.
Hyun-Il ShinDivision of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Bureau of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Chungbuk 28159, Korea.
Shin Hyeong ChoDivision of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Bureau of Infectious Disease Diagnosis Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Chungbuk 28159, Korea.
Won Sun ParkDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Feng LuDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, School of Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225000, China.
Eun-Taek HanDepartment of Medical Environmental Biology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea.
Kangwon National University · KRKorea Disease Control and Prevention Agency · KRYangzhou University · CN

Funding

Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019E440100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plasmodium vivax reemerged in 1993. It has been sustained for more than 25 years and become one of the important indigenous parasitic diseases in northern and western parts of the Republic of Korea near the demilitarized zone. In particular, relapse is a significant concern for the control of malaria, as short- and long-term incubation periods vary among those infected in Korea. In this study, the prevalence of asymptomatic carriers was examined among residents of high endemic areas of vivax malaria during nonseasonal transmission of mosquitoes. Blood samples from 3 endemic regions in northwestern Korea were evaluated by microscopic examination, rapid diagnostic testing, and nested PCR to identify asymptomatic patients carrying malaria parasites in the community. However, no positive malaria case among residents of endemic areas was detected. Additionally, serological analysis was carried out to measure antibodies against 3 antigenic recombinant proteins of P. vivax, merozoite surface protein 1-19, circumsporozoite surface protein-VK210, and liver-stage antigen (PvLSA-N), by the protein array method. Interestingly, seropositivity of sera between previous exposure and samples without exposure to malaria was significantly higher using the PvLSA-N antigen than the other antigens, suggesting that PvLSA-N can be used as a serological marker to analyze the degree of exposure for malaria transmission in endemic areas. This indicates a very low asymptomatic carrier prevalence during the nonmalaria season in the endemic areas of Korea.

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Endemic DiseasesAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanBiomarkersCarrier StateFemaleHumansMalaria, VivaxMaleMerozoite Surface Protein 1Plasmodium vivaxPrevalenceProtozoan ProteinsRepublic of KoreaSerologic TestsAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanBiomarkerscircumsporozoite protein, Protozoanliver stage-specific antigen, PlasmodiumMerozoite Surface Protein 1Protozoan Proteinsdiagnosisendemic areanon-malaria seasonPlasmodium vivaxPvLSAresidentserological marker

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