Lee Kyu-Jae, Bae Yong-Tae, Kim Dong-Heui, Deung Young-Kun, Ryang Yong-Suk
Department of Parasitology, Wonju college of medicine and IFBB, Yonsei University, Wonju 220-701, Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2002 Dec;40(4):177-80. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2002.40.4.177.
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.
江原道是韩国棘球绦虫病比其他省份更为高发的地区。在江原道洪川郡的普通居民中进行了一项血清流行病学检查,以检测血清中抗猬迭宫绦虫裂头蚴IgG。通过酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)检测血清中的抗裂头蚴抗体。719名成年人中抗裂头蚴抗体的阳性率为3.3%。对24名ELISA阳性居民的问卷调查数据显示,20人有食用生蛇肉史,24人有食用青蛙史,24人有饮用溪水史。2例阳性病例有棘球绦虫病既往史。2例阳性病例表现出棘球绦虫病的当前症状。数据表明,ELISA有助于在棘球绦虫病流行地区的普通居民中发现感染病例。