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ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2021

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii assayed using Rapid Diagnostic Tests among Residents in Three Counties Adjacent to The Demilitarized Zone, Korea.

Jeehi Jung, Jinyoung Lee, Yoon Kyung Chang, Seong Kyu Ahn, Seo Hye Park, Sung-Jong Hong, Jihoo Lee, Chom-Kyu Chong, Hye-Jin Ahn, Ho-Woo Nam and 2 more

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Article in The Korean journal of parasitology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jeehi JungDepartment of Biomedicine Health Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Jinyoung LeeDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Yoon Kyung ChangDepartment of Parasitology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Seong Kyu AhnDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Seo Hye ParkDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Sung-Jong HongDepartment of Medical Environmental Biology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul 06974, Korea.
Jihoo LeeGenbody Inc., Cheonan 31116, Korea.
Chom-Kyu ChongGenbody Inc., Cheonan 31116, Korea.
Hye-Jin AhnDepartment of Parasitology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Ho-Woo NamDepartment of Parasitology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Tong-Soo KimDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Dongjae KimDepartment of Biomedicine Health Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea.
Catholic University of Korea · KRGenbody (South Korea) · KRInha University · KRChung-Ang University · KR

Funding

Korea Association of Health Promotion 2015-01National Research Foundation of Korea 2017M3A9B8069530
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence have been rapidly increasing in some parts of Korea. We analyzed prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies, using a rapid diagnostic test (RDT), in the sera of 552 residents in Ganghwa-gun, 661 ones in Cheorwon-gun, and 305 ones in Goseong-gun, Korea in 2019. IgG/IgM RDT mounted with recombinant fragment of major surface antigen (SAG1), glutathione-S-transferase-linker-SAG1A, were applied to the sera. IgG seroprevalence was 28.1% in Ganghwa-gun, 19.5% in Cheorwon-gun and 35.7% in Goseong-gun. Odds ratios comparing Cheorwon vs Ganghwa was 0.63 (P=0.001) and Goesong versus Ganghwa was 1.47 (P=0.01) adjusting age and sex. Goseong had highest seroprevalence among the 3 counties both in crude rates and logistic regression. Although Cheorwon and Goseong are adjacent to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Korea, seroprevalence rate was much higher in Goseong. Further investigation on other DMZ-closed areas is necessary whether they have high prevalence rates compared to the other areas. T. gondii prevalence in Korea is still persists; proper health policy should be established.

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ToxoplasmaAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanBiomarkersFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceProtozoan ProteinsRepublic of KoreaSeroepidemiologic StudiesAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanBiomarkersImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MProtozoan ProteinsSAG1 antigen, ToxoplasmaIgGIgMrapid diagnostic testsroprevalenceToxoplasmosis

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PMID33684982
PMCPMC7939962
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