• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.179-188
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• 1988

실험실내에서 충란 및 제 1중간숙주와 제 2중간숙주내에서 F. seoulensis 유충의 발육과정을 관찰하고 자연 상태에서의 생활사를 연구하고자 하였다. 충란을 $^{\circ}C$ 물에서 배양한 제 9일에 miracidium이 난개를 열고 나왔다. Miracidium은 원통 세장형으로 2쌍의 Blame cell과 측방돌기가 있었고 epidermal plate의 배열식은 6,9,4및 3이었다. Hippeutis (Helicorbis) cantori 패류에서는 실험감염 후 제13일에 furcocercous cercaria가 유출되었으나 Physa acute에서는 cercaria가 유출되지 않았다. 논에서 채집한 H. cantori에서는 같은 형태의 furcocercous cercaria가 유출되었다. Cercaria에는 2쌍의 침입선과 5쌍의 화염세포가 있었다. 참개구리의 을챙이(Rana nigromaculnta)는 cercaria 실험감염에 대하여 감수성이 있었으며 채집된 참개구리의 올챙이들은 F. seoulensis의 피낭유충에 자연감염되어 있었다. 실험감염 후 올챙이에서 피낭유충은 21일 이내에 종숙주에 대하여 감염능력을 갖게 되었다. 대부분의 피낭유충은 올챙이의 체강내에서 피낭을 형성하지 않고 있었으며 쥐의 소장에서 7일만에 성충이 되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 F. seoulensis의 모든 생활사가 밝혀지게 되었으며 또 실험실내에서 전 생활사를 완료시킬 수 있다는 것을 알게 되었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.69-82
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• 1987

금강 상류 지역 주민들에 Metagonimus속 흡충이 만연되어 있음은 1980년이래 보고되어 있으나 아직도 그 흡충의 종(種)이 확정되지 못한 상태이다. 본 연구는 다슬기에서 유출된 cercaria, 어류에 기생된 피낭유충 및 실험적 종숙주에서 검출된 성충의 형태와 생태 등을 검토하였고 그 결과를 다음과 같이 요약한다. 1. 금강 상류 수통리, 무주삼거리 및 소천리 앞의 금강천에서 1,730개의 다슬기(Semisulcospira globus)를 채집하여 cercaria의 자연유출율과 종을 동정한 바 7.2%의 cercaria양성율과 5종을 동정하였고, 그 중에서 Metagonimus속 cercaria가 3.7%로 가장 많았다. 2. Metagonimus속 cercaria를 방출하는 다슬기의 수조에 금붕어와 같이 10일간 사육하고 그 후60일까지 금부어에서 피낭유충형성 실태를 관찰하였던 바 금붕어 105마리중 22.9%의 감염율을 보였고 비늘(13/3%)과 지느러미(86.7%)에 피낭유충이 형성되었으며 그 수는 적었다. 3. 대청호와 금강상류에서 채집한 어류에서 Metagonimus속 피낭유충의 기생 실태를 조사한 바 끄리는 전수가 감염되었고 어체당 피낭유충의 감염수(250~2,400개)도 가장 많았다. 갈겨니, 피라미, 모래무지 등도 상류산은 100% 감염되어 있었으나 대청호산은 기생율이 낮았고 각 어체별 피낭유충의 기생수도 적었다. 잉어와 붕어는 피낭유충의 기생율과 기생수도 매우 적었다. 어종별로 분리한 피낭유층은 형태학적 차이는 없었으며, 어체내의 기생부위는 섬진강산 은어를 제외하고 비늘에서만 검출도었다. 4. 끄리와 피라미 유래의 피낭유충은 흰쥐에 개에, 갈겨니, 모래무지, 금붕어 유래이 피낭유충은 흰주에만 각각 감염시켜 그 성충의 회수율과 종숙주 소장 부위별로 기생율을 관찰하였다. 개에서는 충체의 회수율(63.3~65.8%)이 대단히 높았으나 쥐는 어종별 피낭 유충원(源)에 따라 큰 차이(3.5~31.6%)를 보였다. 성충은 흰주의 소장 중.하부에 분포되어 있었고 소장상부에 기생된 충체를 발견할 수 없었다. 실험적으로 감염시킨 금붕어의 피낭유충도 동일한 결과이었으나 섬진강산 은어 유래의 피낭유충 감염 흰쥐는 그 소장 상부에도 성충이 분포(9.2%)로 되어 있었다. 개에서는 소장상부에 소수(5.4~10.2%) 분포되어 있었으나 소장 중부(57.7~81.9%)와 하부(7.9~36.9%)에 많았다. 5. 성충의 형태는 그 크기가 개와 흰주 숙주에 따른 차이가 있었으나 동일 숙주에서는 어종별 피낭유충에 따라 차이가 없었다. 모든 성충의 구흡반은 복흡반보다 작았다. 채 후부에 위치한 두 정소(精巢)는 전후로 약간 떨어져 비스듬히 기울어져 있었고 자궁은 두 정소 사이를 지나 전방에 위치한 정소를 한 바퀴 돌아서 상행하였고 난황선은 충체의 후부 정소 중간까지 분포되어 있었다. 6. 충란의 크기는 평균 $29.1{\times}17.3{\mu}m$였다. 이상의 결과를 종합컨대 금강 유역에 분포되어 있는 Metagonimus 흡충은 제등(1984a)가 주장하는 Metagonimus yokogawai, Miyata형으로 동정하였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.161-172
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• 1991

실험실 내에서 호르텐스극구흡충(Echinostoma hortense)의 생활사를 유지하면서 여러 가지 생물학적 현상을 관찰하였다. 충란은 $29~30^{\circ}C$ 항온기에서 배양 약 13일에 miracidium으로 발육하였고, miracidium은 평균 $93.8{\times}53.6{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였으며 체표에 $7~11{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$ 길이의 섬모가 덮혀 있었다. Miracidium을 패류 Lymnaea pervia에 접촉 감염시켰던 바, 접촉 후 14일에 평균 $1.19{\times}0.27{\;}mm$ 크기의 제 1기 redid로, 30일에는 평균 $1.40{\times}0.26{\;}mm$ 크기의 성숙한 제 2기 redid로 발육하였다. Cercaria는 평균 $295.5{times}145.0{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였으며, 두관의 발육이 미약하였고 두극이 관찰되지 않았다. 올챙이에 이 cercaria를 접촉시킨 결과, 모든 올챙이가 감염되었으며 피낭유충 회수율도 평균 88.5%로 높았다. 올챙이로부터 회수한 피낭유충은 타원형이었으며 평균 $167.7{\times}129.9{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였다. Cercaria감염 후 올챙이 체내에 약 12시간 동안 머문 피낭유충은 마우스에 대한 감염력이 5.0%였으나 점차 증가하여 9일간 머문 것은 90.0%로 최대치를 보였고 이후 감소하여 50일 머문 것은 55.0%의 감염력을 보였다. 피낭유충이 마우스 체내에서 성충이 되기까지는 약 11~12일이 소요되었다. 이상과 같이 실험실 내에서 E. hortense의 전 생활사를 완료시키는 데에 최소한 55~58 일이 소요되었다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.44-65
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• 1983

As a part of the epidemiological studies of clonorchiasis, this study was conducted to evaluate the current endemicity and the natural transition of the Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gun and delta area a high endemic area in Korea in recent years, prior to the introduction of praziquantel which will eventually influence the status of the prevalence. The data obtained in this study in 1983 were evaluated for natural transition of the infection in comparison with those obtained 16 years ago in 1967 by the author(Kim, 1974). The areas of investigation, villages and schools surveyed, methods and techniques used in this study were the same as in 1967, except for the contents of the questionnaire for raw freshwater fish consumption by the local inhabitants. 1) The prevalence rate of clonorchiasis in the general population of the villages was 48.1% on the average out of a total of 484 persons examined. The average of those of the riverside-delta area was 65.2% and 43.0% in the inland area. Among the schoolchildren, the prevalence rate was 8.2% on the average out of a total of 1,423 examined. By area, the prevalence rate was 10.8% in the riverside delta area and 2.8% in the inland area. By sex, difference in the prevalence was seen only in the inhabitants of the inland area showing 52.4% in the male and 33.5% in the female. 2) In the natural transition of the infection, the prevalence rate among the inhabitants has decreased from 68.8% in 1967 to 48.1% in 1983, and in the schoolchildren from 56.4% in 1967 to 8.2% in 1983. The reduction rate was higher in the riverside-delta area than in the inland area. 3) In the prevalence rate by age, 11.9% was first seen in the 5-9 age group and the rate gradually increased up to 75.0% in the 50-59 age group. By sex, the rate was higher in the male than in the female in the 20-29 age group and over. 4) In the natural transition of the prevalence rate by age, the reduction rate of the infection during the past 16 years was greater in the younger age groups up to the 40-49 age group and reached the same level in the age group 50-59. Reduction was seen again in the age group over 60s. By sex, the reduction rate was greater in the female than in the male in the 20-29 age group and over. By area, the reduction rate was greater in the riverside delta area than in the inland area, particularly in the young age groups. 5) In the intensity of the infection among the cases, the mean egg out-put per mg feces per infected cases(EPmg) in the inhabitants was 6.3. EPmg of those of the river-side-delta area was 15.4 and that of the in-land was 2.8. On the other hand, in the schoolchildren, EPmg was 3.2, and no difference was seen between the two areas, the river-side-delta area and the inland area. 6) In the transition of the intensity of the infection by area, EPmg among the inhabitants inexplically increased from 7.8 in 1967 to 15.4 in 1983. This was probably caused by uneven specimen collection in the process of sampling the population. EPmg of the inhabitants in the inland area and those of the schoolchildren of both riverside delta and inland areas showed a similar decrease in the past 16 years. 7) The intensity of the infection by age showed a relatively low level in the 20-29 age group and below, and EPmg 5.1-9.5 was seen in the 30-39 age group and over. Sex, Epmg was 5.8 in the male and 4.7 the female. By in 8) In the transition of the intensity of the infection, EPmg decreased from 6.2 in 1967 to 5.4 in 1983. By age, in contrast to the figures of 1967 in which EPmg gradually increased with some fluctuation from 1.1 in the 0-4 age group to peak 10.5 in the 50-59 age group, in 1983 lower intensity of the infection was seen in the age group from 10-14 to 20-29 with the EPmg range of 0.6-2.7. 9) In the distribution of the clonorchiasis cases by the range of EPmg value, 43.2% of the cases were in 0.1 0.9 and 34.6% in 1.0-4.9. As a whole by cumulative percent, 44.6% of them were under 0.9 as light infection and 86.1% of them under 9.9 up to moderate infection. By sex, no difference was seen in Epmg. 10) In the transition of the distribution by the range of Epmg, the cases were distributed up to the range 80.0-99.9 in 1967 and to 60.0-79.9 in 1983. By cumulative percent, in the range of 0.1-0.9 and less, light infection, 34.3% of them were distributed in 1967 and 44.6% in 1983 with about 10% increase. In the range of 5.0-9.9 and less, up to moderate infection, 83.2% in 1967 and 86.1% in 1983 of the cases were seen, respectively. 11) The practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the inhabitants seems to have decreased in recent years. Those who admitted to raw freshwater fish consumption in the last two years among the infected inhabitants were 59.3%, although 86.8% of them professed to have experience with raw freshwater fish consumption. 31.7% of those who have had experience of the raw freshwater fish consumption denied any further consumption in recent years. From an interview of 543 school-children, 24.1% of them admitted to an experience of raw freshwater fish consumption. However, those who have practised in the past two years comprized 17.9%. Those who denied raw freshwater fish consumption in recent years among those who had such experience were 26.0% out of 131 interviewed. The rate of raw freshwater fish consumption in both inhabitants and schoolchildren were higher in the male than in the female. On the contrary, the rate of those who did not practise in recent years among those who had experience of raw freshwater fish consumption was higher in the female than in the male. 12) The major reason for the reduction of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants was the risk of the fluke infection. However, it has become apparent that such change of taste has resulted from water pollution impact which has affected throughout the areas of the freshwater systems in this locality since last several years. 13) In animal survey, Clonorchis infection was seen in 14.8% of 88 dogs examined and 3.7% of 27 house rats examined. It was noted that populations of dogs and cats have increased in the villages surveyed. Although the prevalence rate was lower in the present survey than those of 1967, the significance of the animals as the reservoir host has not changed. 14) Prevalence rate of Clonorchis infection by cercariae in the first intermediate host, Parafossarulus manchouricus, was 0.6% out of 517 snails examined. The infection rate was lower in comparison with 2.3% out of 2,124 examined in 1967. Moreover, sharp decreases in number and distribution of the intermediate host snails in many watershed areas of the huge freshwater systems in this locality seemed to reduce transmission of Clonorchis in connection with the intermediate host stage of its life cycle. 15) Clonorchis infection in the second intermediate fish hosts was relatively low. The mean number of Clonorchis metacercaria per fish in Pseudorasbora parva was 517 in 1983, whereas it was 1943 in 1968 through 1969. Environmental water pollution has also caused the decreased fish population density in these areas, and this has also apparently affected to the practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants. 16) In conclusion, endemicity of Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gum and delta area of the Nagdong River has sharply decreased during the past 16 years. The major cause of the regressive transition of the infection was the water pollution of the land water systems of this locality. The pollution has upset the ecosystems comprizing of the intermediate hosts of Clonorchis in many areas, and also affected to a significant extent to the discontinuance of the local inhabitants for raw freshwater fish consumption.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.91-98
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• 1998

이 연구는 자연계 및 실험실 내 조건 하에서 오리극구흡충의 생활사를 관찰하기 위하여 수행하였다. 1992년 8월과 9월에 부산시 강서구에 소재하는 선암천에서 다랑의 물달팽이 (Rndix owe,cdwiacoreona)를 채집하였다. 채집한 물달팽이 중 106개를 파쇄법으로 조사하였던 바, 52개 (89.0%)에서 오리극구흡충의 유충 (레디아, 유미유충, 피낭유충)이 한 종류 이상씩 검출되었다. 물달팽이로부터 자연 유출되는 유미유충을 접촉감염시킨 물달팽이, 논우렁 및 미꾸리 중 물달팽이와 미꾸리에서 피낭유충이 검출되었다. 물달팽이로부터 검출한 피낭유충을 경구감염시킨 병아리, 오리, 흰쥐, 마우스 중 병아리와 오리에서 성충이 검출되었다. 물달팽이로부터 검출한 피낭유 충을 경구감염시킨 병아리에서의 충체 회수율은 평균 13. 1%이었다. 레디아는 주머니 모양으로 평균 $2.437{\;}{\times}{\;}0.317{\;}mm$ 크기이었으며 근육성의 인두와 체장의 약 112 부위까지 내려와 있는 맹장을 하나씩 갖고 있었다. 유미유충의 체부위는 방추형으로 평균 $0.262{\;}{\times}{\;}0.129{\;}mm$ 크기이었고, 꼬리부위는 긴 막대모양으로 평균 $0.528{\;}{\times}{\;}0.056{\;}mm$ $\times$ 크기이었다. 유미유충의 체부위에서는 45개의 두극이 배열되어 있는 두관과 미세한 과립을 다수 보유하고 있는 배설관이 특징적으로 관찰되었다. 피낭유충뜬 구형으로 평균 $0.144{\;}{\times}{\;}0.142{\;}mm$ 크기이었으며 2중의 낭벽을 가지고 있었다. 성충은 비교적 길쭉하였고 평균 $0.2760{\;}{\times}{\;}0.550{\;}mm$ 크기이었으며 두관에는 특징적인 45개의 두극이 배열되어 있었다. 이상의 결과로 우리 나라에서 물달팽이가 오리극구흡충의 제1 및 제2중간숙주로서 생활사 유지에 중요한 역할을 수행하고 있음을 확인하였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.203-212
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• 1989

실험실에서 사육한 수종 패류를 이용하여 Echinostoma cinetorchis의 생활환을 형성시키 며 발육과정을 관찰하였다. 성충체(흰쥐에서 얻음)에서 분리한 충란을 배양하여 miracidium을 얻고 제 1중간숙주인 Hippeutis sp. 우렁이에 20개씩 감염시킨 바 58.3%(12개 중 7)는 cercaria 유출 전에 감염사하였고 나머지는 25일 째부터 7∼9일간 cercaria를 유출하였다. 이 cercaria를 수종의 패류에 접촉감염(패당 40∼50마리)시켰더니 피낭유충 형성은 Hippeutis sp.에서 100%(접촉 cercaria에 대한 피낭 비율은 56.7%), Radix auricuzaria coreana 100% (66.4%), Phyla acute 66.7% (37.3%) 및 자연산 Cipangopaludina sp. 50% (8%) 감염으로 전 실험 패류가 피낭유충을 형성하였다. Cercaria는 침입시 노출부인 두부, 족부에 부착한 후 포복하여 외투강 내로 이행하며, 패 체내의 피낭부위는 외투막, 원체강내, 내부 기관 및 조직 사이였다. 그리고 이를 흰쥐에 감염시켜 성충을 검출할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로 한국에 있어서 E. cinetorchis의 주요 인체 감염원 역할을 할 것으로 믿어지는 논우렁이(Cipnngopaludina sp.)에 있어서 피낭유충 형성을 확인할 수 있었고 이 극구흡충은 타종(특히 E. hortense)과 달리 여러 담수 패류가 제2중간숙주 역할을 하고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.10-21
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• 1976

The traditional application of night soil to vegetable gardens and rice paddies results in a most wide spread condition of parasitism, with a variety of helminths found in Korea. In addition to the above fact, the peculiar habit of the consumption of raw vegetables, fish, crustaceans and mammals provides a means of infestations of helminths. During the last sixty years numerous reports were found on the prevalence of helminths amongst the Korean population in different parts of the country, and it was generally recognized that ascariasis, hookworm disease, filariasis, clonorchiasis and paragonimiasis constitute the important helminthic disease in Korea. In practical measures of parasite control activities the main measures are summarized as mass-treatment, night-soil disposal and transmission control. Among the three, the mass-treatment has been commonly applied, however, no reduction of transmission has been obtained by treatment of a population. Therefore, the ultimate eradication of parasites will depend upon the application of comprehensive environmental sanitation measures. The basic environmental measures will be concerned with (a) the safe disposal of human excreta, (b) the provision of adequate and safe water supplies in such a way as to promote a higher standard of personal hygiene in the population, and (c) the prevention of food contamination by faecal material. Additional environmental measures will deal with the improvement of housing and housing hygiene and with general community development. Community development means social and cultural as well as economic development. The control measures on the parasitic endemic diseases, such as clonorchiasis and paragonimiasis are the good examples for community health development in Korea. The control of Clonorchis and Paragonimus infections are theoretically very simple, as the infection can only invade the human body by way of encysted metacercaria which are taken into the body when eating passive intermediate hosts(fishes, crabs and crayfishes). Although prophylactic measures in the case of the infections deal with above merely consist the fishes in cooking or submerging in hot water before eating them, it is exceedingly difficult to carry out such simple measures in face of century old traditions, to which the relatively primitive population clings with great tenacity. There is no one universally applicable method of control. The choice of methods must be dictated by the nature of the environment. the habit and custom of the people. the pattern of transmission and the resources of the country. There must exist a well organized public health infrastructure. Since a control programme is of necessity on a longterm basis and continuity in its implementation is essential. An investigation should be made on the prevalence of the diseases and its relationships to irrigation engineering, freshwater ecology, agricultural methods, hydro-electric schemes, and the development of communities in affected areas. In conclusion, however. the control of clonorchiasis and paragonimiasis in Korea is not an impossible task. A combination of efforts with major emphasis on health education and mass chemotherapy coupled with governmental aid in enforcing legislative public health measures could reduce the diseases. Health education in particular attempts following four things: (a) It supplies a person with enough general knowledge about a disease to make the preventive measures. (b) It makes a person feel sufficiently about the importance of his own health to make him alter his behavior and adopt these preventive measure. (c) It makes him concerned for the health others. (d) It tries to make him feel so strongly about the first three that be supports and even initiates preventive action by the community. Educational efforts should be directed primarily toward school children because it is during the early years that most persons become infected, and also because children are less entrenched in their food habits so that, the educational process should be involved at various levels in successive changes of knowledge, attitude, beha viour, habit and custom of their lives. The most parasitic endemic diseases are related to community diseases. In caring for a sick community. the first stage is to gather epidemiological data, the next is to make inferences from it-to make the community diagnosis. The third is to prescribe community treatment or community health action part of a community health action programme. The community health action is the sum of the steps decided upon to remedy the critical features revealed by the community diagnosis. Action takes various forms; health education is the most important.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.83-108
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• 1984

Out of a total of 58 species of helminthic and protozoan parasitic infections in Korea, so far 38 species were reported as intestinal parasites of man. Quite a few species of the intestinal parasitic infections have long been prevalent throughout the country and this has been a significant public health problem. In this paper, current status and transition of the intestinal parasitic infections in the past years were presented. Chronological reviewing of data show background and prospects of change in the prevalence of infections. In the national prevalence survey on parasitic infections conducted once every five years since 1971, stool examinations were done by both cellophane thick smear and brine flotation techniques. Every egg positive case of Ascaris lumbricoides and Clonorchis sinensis was further examined by Stoll's dilution egg counting technique. In 1981, perianal swab using adhesive cellulose tape was added for Enterobius infection. For protozoan cyst examination conducted by province and city in '81, fecal specimens were fixed in SAF solution and examined by the formalin-ether concentration technique. High prevalence of parasitic infection in ana before the 1960s can be easily understood from the data given by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1967. From a parasite control point of view, the 1960s was the preparatory period particularly for control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis. Several organizations which have contributed to parasite control were founded in this period and the prevention law of parasitic infections was passed in '66. In the '70s, overall prevalence rates of the common intestinal parasitic infections, which were highly prevalent in the past were turned into reduction phase for the first time. The '80s can be said to be an active control period of parasitic infections. Intestinal helminths According to the reports of the national prevalence survey on parasitic infections, the prevalence of helminthic infections was 84.3%(number of person examined:24,887) in '71, 63.2%(27,178) in '76, and 41.1%(35,018) in '81. By area, the prevalence rate in '81 was 35.1%(20,569) in urban areas and 49.6%(14,447) in rural areas. Intestinal nematodes Ascaris lumbricoides The prevalence of Ascaris infection has decreased significantly in recent years. Among students, the prevalence was 55.4%, in '69 and decreased to 4.7% in '83. In the national prevalence surveys, the prevalence decreased to 13.0% in '81 from 54.9% in '71. By area, the prevalence decreased to 8.5% in '81 from 46.4% in '71 in urban area and 19.4% in '81 from 59.6% in '71 in rural area. By age, the prevalence has become in recent years relatively even in all age groups, although higher prevalence used to be seen in young age groups of around 10 years old, particulary in the highly prevalent rural areas. By sex, the prevalence was higher in the female than in the male. Unfertilized egg positive rates among the ascariasis cases increased gradually up to 55.4% on the average in '81. The intensity of the infection was also significantly decreased. Trichuris trichiura Trichuris infection had also decreased to 23.4% in '81 from 65.4% in '71. By area, the decreasing tendency of the prevalence became faster in urban areas than in the rural areas. The prevalence in urban and rural areas in '71 was 69.7%, and 63.1% respectively and decreased to 19.5% and 29.0% respectively in '81. By age, the prevalence reached a peak at the 10-14 age group and showed relatively even distribution throughout all age groups. By sex, the prevalence was close in young age groups, but in the 30s or over age group, especially in rural area, the prevalence was significantly higher in the female than in the male. The prevalence has much fluctuated depending in the area. The prevalence in rural areas surveyed in the '80s shows a range between 20.9% and 73.7% by locality. It is anticipated that the prevalence of Trichuris infection will drop more rapidly, when mass treatment is conducted. Hookworms Hookworm infection by mostly Ancylostoma duodenale and a few by Necator americanus has decreased to a negligible levels in recent years. In the national prevalence surveys, the prevalence was 10.7% in '71, 2.2% in '76, and 0.5% in '81. The prevalence was higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Wide application of multi-specific anthelminthics in the ascariasis control programmes conducted in the past decade appear to have been effective against hookworm infection. Trichostrongylus orientalis As in the case with hookworm infection, the prevalence of Trichostrongylus infection has reached a negligible levels. In the national prevalence surveys, the prevalence was 7.7% in '71, 1.0% in '76 and 0.2% in '81. Enterobius vermicularis In the national prevalence survey in '81, the egg positive rate was 12.0%. Higher prevalence is expected when examined repeatedly. The prevalence rate was 10.3% in urban area and 14.6% in rural area. In recent surveys conducted in rural areas among schoolchildren, the prevalence was 32.4% in Gimhae Gun in '82 and 64.1% in Yeongyang Gun in '83. By age, the egg positive rate was higher in young age groups of around 10 and sharply decreased in age groups of around 20 and then somewhat increased again in middle age groups. By sex, the prevalence was higher in the female than in the male. Strongyloides stercoralis Strongyloides stercoralis infection has rarely been found in Korea. Three cases were reported in 1914. And 0.1-0.5% were found infected out of 2,642 persons examined at the prisoner-of-war camp on Geojedo in 1956. One case was reported in '54 and '82, respectively. Anisakis spp. No systematic survey has been conducted for anisakiasis In Korea. So far, only several cases have been found 1 case in Seoul in '71, 5 cases in Busan in '81 and 1 case in Busan in '84. Intestinal trematodes Metagonimus yokogawai In the national prevalence survey conducted in 1981, the egg positive rate was 1.24% on the average. High endemic areas are located in the southwestern part of Korea. The prevalence in Hadong Gun was 29.1% on the average in '79. In a survey conducted in 76, the prevalence was 44.0% in Gwangyang, 55.0% in Gogseung and 29.0% in Gurye. The infection is closely correlated with raw sweetfish consumption in these areas. Other intestinal trematodes A human case of Heterophyes heterophyes was reported in 1914. Several species were reported in the '80s : 17 cases of Fibricola seoulensis, 9 cases of Pygidiopsis summa, 8 cases of Heterophyes heterophyes nocens, 1case of Heterophyopsis continua, 2 cases of Stellantchasmus falcatus, 1 case of Stictodora sp., 1 case of Echinostoma hortense, and 4 cases of Echinochasmus japonicus. As the intermediate hosts, snakes and frogs play a role for F.seoulensis and fish for the rest of the species. Intestinal cestodes Taenia saginata and T. solium Egg positive rates in the national prevalence survey were 0.7% in '76 and 1.1% in '81. The prevalence in '81 was 0.6% in urban area and 1.8% in rural area. The proglottid positive rate in Jeju Do was 19.2% on the average. On Udo, Jeju Do in 1983, the egg positive rate among the inhabitants was 2.9%. Hymenolepis nana In the national prevalence survey, egg positive rates were 0.6% in '76 and 0.4% in '81. No difference was seen in the prevalence by area and sex. Hymenolepis diminuta Infected cases were reported : 3 in '64 and I in '66. Egg positive rate in '81 was 0.01% in the national prevalence survey. Diphylobothrium latum So far, about 30 cases have been reported. The cases have been reported more frequently in recent surveys. Mesocestoides sp. A case was reported from a hospitalized patient in Seoul in '67. Spirometra erinacei Two cases were reported in '84 following reidentification of the adult worms collected in '74. Intestinal protozoa Out of a total of 23 species of human protozoan infections in Korea, 13 species were reported as intestinal protozoa : Entamoeba histolytica, E coli, Endolimax nana, Iodamoeba b$\ddot{u}$tschlii, Dientamoeba fragilis, Giardia lamblia, Chilomastix mesnilii, Embadomonas sp., Enteromonas hominis, Trichomonas hominis, Isospora belli, I. Hominis(Sarcocystis hominis), and Balantidium coli. Since the first report on intestinal protozoan infections in 1925, there have been quite a few survey data on the prevalence of the infection. It was found reviewing the data chronologically that up to the early '70s the infection was prevalent around a 30-50%. After that, the protozoan cyst positive rate has shown the tendency of gradual decrease throughout the country. Protozoan cyst survey conducted in Seoul and several provinces in 1981 revealed infection rates of 8.9%(1,310) in Gangweondo, 10.7%(1,703) in Gyenggi Do, 11.7%(1,032) in Jeonra Buk Do, 9.1%(4,116) in Jeonra Nam Do, and 1.4%(5,275) in Seoul. Entamoeba histolytica In the survey conducted by province in '81, the cyst positive rate was 0.8% in Gangweon-do, 0.3% in Gyeonggi Do, 1.4% in both Jeonra Buk Do and Jeonra Nam Do, and 0.2% in Seoul. Giardia lamblia In the survey by province in '81, cyst positive rates were 2.2% in both Gyeonggi Do and Jeonra Buk Do, 1.9% in Jeonra Nam Do, 0.5% in Gangweon Do, and 0.9% in Seoul. Balantidium coli Two cases were reported. One in 1930 and the other in '74. Isospora belli and I. Hominis(Sarcocystis hominis) Isospora belli was reported : 1 case in '56 and 3 cases in '66. I. Hominis, recently identified to be synonymous with Sarcocystis hominis, was reported : 3 cases in '66. Other intestinal protozoa The protozoan parasites other than the above mentioned are generally treated as commensal, although some of them are considered to be pathogenic. The data of '81 show that about 10% of the inhabitants are still infected with protozoa.