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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Republic of Korea: an epidemiological survey of formerly endemic areas, 2002-2006.

Tytuł:
Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Republic of Korea: an epidemiological survey of formerly endemic areas, 2002-2006.
Autorzy:
Cheun HI
Lee JS
Cho SH
Kong Y
Kim TS
Cheun, Hyeong-Il
Lee, Jong-Soo
Cho, Shin-Hyeong
Kong, Yoon
Kim, Tong-Soo
Temat:
NEMATODES
ANIMALS
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
DISEASE prevalence
ELEPHANTIASIS
Źródło:
Tropical Medicine & International Health; Apr2009, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p445-449, 5p
Terminy geograficzne:
SOUTH Korea
Czasopismo naukowe
Objectives: To determine the current status of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Korea. Methods: Epidemiological surveys between 2002 and 2006 in areas where LF was previously endemic: remote and coastal areas Jeollanam-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, and Jeju-do, and inland Gyeongsangbuk-do. We took night blood smears from 9426 people for microfilaria testing and assayed samples from 3049 children (10- to 13-year-olds) and 1526 adults for Brugia malayi antibodies. Results: We found two cases (0.01%) with low microfilaria density in their peripheral blood (1-2/20 mul) on the remote island of Jeollanam-do in the southern part of the Korean peninsula. These patients, males over 60-years old, were treated with diethylcarbamazine (DEC). None of the 4575 people surveyed tested positive for specific B. malayi antibodies. Conclusion: Lymphatic filariasis appears to have been eliminated in Korea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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