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KMID : 0379319850100010026
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
1985 Volume.10 No. 1 p.26 ~ p.35
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An Epedemiological Survey on the Taeniasis in Seoul City and Cheju Do, Korea
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株炅煥/Joo, Kyoung-Hwan
成大林/趙兪貞/Seong, Dae-Rim/Cho, You-Jung
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Abstract
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The present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence rate of Taenia species and distribution of taeniasis caused solium among Koreans in Seoul iu Do in Korea during the period gust to December 1984.
of 4,256 stool specimens from the of Mapo Ku and 360 stool specimens inhabitants of Guro-Ku in Seoul lected and examined by cellophane ear technique. On the other hand of specimens from the students of Myun and 265 specimens from the of Jocheon Myun and 265 specimens inhabitants of Aeweol Myun and lyun in Cheju Do were also examination.
Results were summarized as follows ; (0.1 %) out of 4.256 students were po d 2 (0.6%) out of 360 inhabitants in are positive (Table 1, 2). Positive ramniasis in Cheju Do were 1.7% (17 ) 015 students and 12.5% ( 33 )out of others (Table 3, 4).
ter to observe the distribution of aruinfection, the scolex or a part a spp. were collected from the s ool of positive cases by anthelmintic treatment. For the species identification, expelled proglottides were examined microscopically by the number of branches of the uterus, presence of vaginal spincter or the accessory ovarian lobe etc.
Three cases were infected with Taenia solium among 6 egg positive cases in Seoul.But only 1 case was infected with Taenia solium out of 7 students taking anthelmintics voluntarily by recommendation of Korean Association for Parasite Eradication (KAFPE ). On the other hand, among 32 cases of egg positive cases of this study and 26 cases of KAFPE in Cheju Do, 13 cases (22.4%) were infected with Taenia solium. But 13 cases who were not examined and complained expulsion of proglottides in their stool were infected with Taenia saginata (Table 5).
Among 62 persons infected with Taenia so, ginata, only 4 cases did not know their infection of this worm. But in 17 cases with Taenia solium, 7 persons did not know their infection until stool examinations were performed (Table 6).
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