Korean J Parasitol.  1986 Dec;24(2):213-215. 10.3347/kjp.1986.24.2.213.

A survey on intestinal parasites of soldiers in Korea

• Hong ST

• KMID: 1715000
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1986.24.2.213

Abstract

Total of 2,643 Korean soldiers were examined of their stool for parasitic infections by both cellophane thick smear and formalin-ether concentration techniques from August 1983 to December 1985. Out of them, 73.6% were free from any parasite, 22.6% were ova positive and 4.0% cyst positive. The ova positive rates by species were Ascaris lumbricoides 2.0%, Trichuris trichiura 13.0%, hookworm and Trichostrongylus orientalis 0.08% respectively, Clonorchis sinensis 7.6%, Metagonimus yokogawai 1.1%, Paragonimus westermani 0.08%, Echinostoma hortense 0.04%, Fibricola seoulensis 0.9%, Taenia sp. 0.3%, Hymenolepis nana 0.2% and H. diminuta 0.04%. Most of them (87.3%) were positive by a species, 11.9% by two and 0.8% by 3 species. The cyst positive rates were Entamoeba histolytica 0.6%, E. coli 1.4%, Endolimax nana 1.7%, Iodoameba butschlii 0.04% and Giardia lambla 0.9%. Among the cyst positives, 89.5% were positive by a species, 7.6% by two and 0.5% by 3 species. The intestinal parasite infections among the Korean soldiers decreased distinctly compared with previous data.

MeSH Terms

parasitology-helminth-nematoda
trematoda
cestoda
protozoa
epidemiology
Clonorchis sinensis
Trichuris trichiura
Metagonimus yokogawai
hookworm
Ascaris lumbricoides
Diphyllobothrium latum
Hymenolepis nana
Entamoeba histolytica
Giardia lamblia
Entamoeba coli
Endolimax nana
Trichostrongylus orientalis
Paragonimus westermani
Echinostoma hortense
Fibricola seoulensis
Taenia sp.
Hymenolepis diminuta