Journal of agricultural medicine and community health (농촌의학ㆍ지역보건)

Korean Society for Rural Medicine and Community Health (한국농촌의학지역보건학회)
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Positive Rates on Paragonimiasis in Chang Heung Gun

장흥군(長興郡)에 있어서의 폐흡충증(肺吸虫症) 감염율조사(感染率調査)

  • Lee, Joon-Sang (Department of parasitology and Institute for Tropical Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine Korea University) ;
  • Lee, Kwon-Hae (Department of parasitology and Institute for Tropical Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine Korea University) ;
  • Rim, Han-Jong (Department of parasitology and Institute for Tropical Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Kyun (Chang Heung Gun Health Centre) ;
  • Yoo, In-Suck (Chang Heung Gun Health Centre) ;
  • Jon, Sun-Sim
  • 이준상 (고려대학교 의과대학 기생충학교실 및 열대풍토병연구소) ;
  • 이권해 (고려대학교 의과대학 기생충학교실 및 열대풍토병연구소) ;
  • 임한종 (고려대학교 의과대학 기생충학교실 및 열대풍토병연구소) ;
  • 김용균 (장흥군 보건소) ;
  • 유인석 (장흥군 보건소) ;
  • 전순심 (장흥군 보건소)
  • Published : 1980.01.01
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Abstract

Paragonimiasis is a common trematodiasis of medical importance and one of public health problems in many areas of southern part of Korea. During the last sixty years, several surveys on the prevalence among the Korean population has been carried out by various investigators, although the general distribution and prevalence of paragonimiasis are not yet clearly determined. This study was undertaken to evaluate the status of human paragonimiasis in Chang Heung Gun by the use of intradermal screening test with Veronal buffered saline antigen. The following results were obtained in this srvey; 1) In the result of 1,654 inhabitants in Kwan San Myun, the positieve rate was shown 33.8% as a whole(34.1% in male. 33.5% in female). 2) In the result of 1,611 inhabitants iin Dae Duck Myun, the positive rate was shown 38.4% as a whole(39.3% in male, 36.4% in female). 3) In the result of 757 consisting of middle and high school students in Kwan San Myun, the positive rate was shown 7.0% as a whole.

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