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2. CENTROCESTUS FORMOSANUS (HETEROPHYIDAE): HUMAN INFECTIONS AND THE INFECTION SOURCE IN LAO PDR
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Chai, Jong-Yil, Sohn, Woon-Mok, Yong, Tai-Soon, Eom, Keeseon S., Min, Duk-Young, Lee, Mi Youn, Lim, Hyemi, Insisiengmay, Bounnaloth, Phommasack, Bounlay, and Rim, Han-Jong
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- 2013
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3. Effectiveness of Mass Drug Administration on Neglected Tropical Diseases in Schoolchildren in Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Keeseon S. Eom, I. S. Khamis, Eun Joo Chung, Khalfan A. Mohammed, Ju Yeong Kim, Seobo Sim, and Duk Young Min
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Male ,Trichuris ,media_common.quotation_subject ,030231 tropical medicine ,Helminthiasis ,Tanzania ,030308 mycology & parasitology ,Cohort Studies ,Schistosomiasis haematobia ,03 medical and health sciences ,Zanzibar ,0302 clinical medicine ,soil-transmitted helminth ,Hygiene ,Environmental health ,parasitic diseases ,Simethicone ,Humans ,Mass Screening ,Medicine ,Child ,Mass drug administration ,media_common ,Schistosoma haematobium ,mass drug administration ,0303 health sciences ,Myristates ,biology ,business.industry ,Nicotinic Acids ,Neglected Diseases ,biology.organism_classification ,neglected tropical disease ,Drug Combinations ,Infectious Diseases ,Cohort ,Cetrimonium Compounds ,Neglected tropical diseases ,Original Article ,Female ,Parasitology ,Ascaris lumbricoides ,business ,Negative Results ,Stearic Acids - Abstract
Soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma haematobium affect more than 3 billion people globally and mainly occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The present study assessed the overall infection status of a 1716-student cohort of school-children in Zanzibar and applied mass drug administration (MDA) to the cohort from 2007 to 2009. Schools in Pemba, Zanzibar, had a much higher prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections than those in Unguja, and the Chaani, Ghana, and Machui schools of Unguja exhibited high S. haematobium infection rates. The MDA program only partially controlled parasite infections, owing to high rates of re-infection. The infection rate of S. haematobium across all 10 schools, for example, was only reduced by 1.8%, and even this change not significant, even though the S. haematobiuminfection rates of the Chaani and Mzambarauni schools were significantly reduced from 64.4 and 23.4%, respectively, at the first screening, to 7.3 and 2.3% at the last screening. The overall infection rate of Ascaris lumbricoides was reduced from 36.0% at the first screening to 22.6% at the last screening. However, the infection rates for both Trichuris trichiuraand hookworm were generally unaffected by MDA. In the future, parasite control programs should involve strategically designed MDA schedules and holistic intervention (e.g., sanitation improvement, hygiene behavior changes, and control of intermediated hosts).
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- 2020
4. Echinostoma aegyptica (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) Infection in Five Riparian People in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR
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Keeseon S. Eom, Duk Young Min, Woon Mok Sohn, Bounlay Phammasack, Han Jong Rim, Hyejoo Shin, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Taehee Chang, and Bong Kwang Jung
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Veterinary medicine ,Prevalence ,Trematode Infections ,Biology ,Brief Communication ,Praziquantel ,Echinostomatidae ,Lao PDR ,Echinostoma ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Helminths ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Feces ,echinostome ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Diseases ,Savannakhet ,Laos ,Parasitology ,Trematoda ,Echinostoma aegyptica ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Human infection with Echinostoma aegyptica Khalil and Abaza, 1924 (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) is extremely rare. In this study, we confirmed E. aegyptica infection in 5 riparian residents living along the Mekong River in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR. The patients revealed eggs of Opisthorchis viverrini/minute intestinal flukes, echinostomes, and other parasites in fecal examinations using the Kato-Katz technique. Following treatment with praziquantel 30-40 mg/kg and pyrantel pamoate 10-15 mg/kg in a single dose and purging with magnesium salts, adult specimens of various helminth species were collected. Among the trematodes, echinostome flukes of 4.5-7.6 mm in length (n = 134; av. 22.3 specimens per case) were of taxonomic interest and subjected in this study. The flukes were morphologically characterized by having total 43-45 collar spines arranged in 2 alternating rows (corner spines usually 5 on each side) and compatible with previous descriptions of E. aegyptica. The patients were mixed-infected with other helminths, so specific clinical manifestations due to this echinostome fluke were difficult to determine. The present paper describes for the first time human E. aegyptica infections in Lao PDR. This is the second report of human infection (2nd-6th cases) with E. aegyptica in the world following the first one from China.
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- 2020
5. Echinochasmus caninus n. comb. (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) Infection in Eleven Riparian People in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR
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Woon Mok Sohn, Hyejoo Shin, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Han Jong Rim, Duk Young Min, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Bounlay Phammasack, Keeseon S. Eom, Taehee Chang, and Bong Kwang Jung
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Trematode Infections ,Brief Communication ,Echinostomatidae ,Feces ,Young Adult ,Lao PDR ,Rivers ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Helminths ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,echinostome ,Riparian zone ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Khammouane Province ,biology ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,Praziquantel ,Haplorchis ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Female ,Parasitology ,Echinchasmus caninus (syn. Episthmium caninum) ,Trematoda ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Adult specimens of Echinochasmus caninus n. comb. (Verma, 1935) (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) (syn. Episthmium caninum Yamaguti, 1958) were recovered from 11 riparian people who resided along the Mekong River in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR. In fecal examinations done by the Kato-Katz technique, the cases revealed eggs of Opisthorchis viverrini/minute intestinal flukes, hookworms, and in 2 cases echinostome eggs. To recover the adult helminths, praziquantel 30–40 mg/kg and pyrantel pamoate 10–15 mg/kg in a single dose were given and purged with magnesium salts. Various species of trematodes (including O. viverrini and Haplorchis spp.), cestodes, and nematodes were recovered from their diarrheic stools. Among the trematodes, small echinostome flukes (n=42; av. 3.8 specimens per case) of 0.7–1.2 mm in length are subjected in this study. They are morphologically characterized by having 24 collar spines interrupted dorsally and anterior extension of vitellaria from the cirrus sac or genital pore level to the posterior end of the body. Particularly based on this extensive distribution of vitellaria, the specific diagnosis was made as Echinochasmus caninus. The cases were co-infected with various other helminth parasites; thus, clinical manifestations specific for this echinostome infection were difficult to determine. The present paper describes for the first time human E. caninus infections in Lao PDR. Our cases marked the 4–14th human infections with this echinostome around the world following the 3 previous cases reported from Thailand.
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- 2019
6. Ultrasonographic investigation of cholangiocarcinoma in Lao PDR
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Dongil Choi, Jae Hoon Lim, Duk Young Min, Ju Yeong Kim, Bounlay Phommasack, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Woon Mok Sohn, Sithat Insisiengmay, Keeseon S. Eom, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Adult ,Male ,0301 basic medicine ,Veterinary medicine ,Endemic Diseases ,Veterinary (miscellaneous) ,030231 tropical medicine ,Opisthorchiasis ,Bile duct dilatation ,Cholangiocarcinoma ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Rivers ,parasitic diseases ,Opisthorchis ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Mekong river ,Animals ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Aged ,Ultrasonography ,Aged, 80 and over ,biology ,business.industry ,fungi ,Middle Aged ,030108 mycology & parasitology ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Infectious Diseases ,Geography ,Bile Duct Neoplasms ,Laos ,Insect Science ,Female ,Parasitology ,Endemic diseases ,business - Abstract
Opisthorchis viverrini is a group 1 carcinogen that causes cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Although opisthorchiasis is known to be severely endemic to several areas along the Mekong River in Lao PDR, the CCA status of residents of this region is still under investigation. In this study, we analyzed the results of abdominal ultrasonography (US) performed on 6113 residents in 9 provinces (Vientiane Municipality, Savannakhet, Phongsaly, Khammouane, Saravane, Champasak, Vientiane, Xieng Khuouang, and Luang Prabang provinces) of Lao PDR from 2007 to 2011. Overall, 51 cases (0.83%) were detected with suspected CCA. The CCA rates in Vientiane Municipality and in Savannakhet and Khammouane provinces were 1.45%, 1.58%, and 1.09%, respectively. However, in the other 6 provinces, the rate of CCA averaged only 0.26%. In the 3 provinces with higher rates of CCA, bile duct dilatation (grade ≥ 2) was also significantly more prevalent (P < 0.0001). These results are concordant with previous reports showing a higher endemicity of opisthorchiasis in Vientiane Municipality and in Savannakhet and Khammouane provinces.
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- 2018
7. Echinostoma ilocanum Infection in Two Residents of Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR
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Bounlay Phommasack, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Woon Mok Sohn, Keeseon S. Eom, Han Jong Rim, Jaeeun Cho, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Duk Young Min, and Eui Hyug Hoang
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0301 basic medicine ,Veterinary medicine ,030231 tropical medicine ,Brief Communication ,Echinostoma ilocanum ,Echinostomatidae ,03 medical and health sciences ,Lao PDR ,0302 clinical medicine ,parasitic diseases ,Opisthorchis ,echinostomiasis ,medicine ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,echinostome ,biology ,030108 mycology & parasitology ,Liver fluke ,biology.organism_classification ,Praziquantel ,Echinostomiasis ,Infectious Diseases ,Savannakhet ,Haplorchis taichui ,Parasitology ,Echinostoma ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Adult specimens of Echinostoma ilocanum (Garrison, 1908) Odhner, 1911 (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) were recovered from 2 riparian people who resided along the Mekong River in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR. In fecal examinations done by the Kato-Katz technique, they revealed echinostome eggs together with eggs of Opisthorchis viverrini (and minute intestinal fluke eggs) and hookworms. To recover the adult flukes, they were treated with praziquantel 30–40 mg/kg in a single dose and purged with magnesium salts. A total of 658 adult fluke specimens were recovered from the 2 people; 456 from case 1 and 202 from case 2. Specimens from case 1 consisted of 335 echinostomes (301 E. ilocanum and 34 species undetermined), 120 O. viverrini, and 1 Haplorchis taichui, and those from case 2 consisted of 36 E. ilocanum, 134 O. viverrini, and 32 H. taichui. Thus, the number of E. ilocanum specimens was 337 in total (average per person, 168.5). From this study, it is suggested that foodborne intestinal flukes and liver flukes are highly prevalent along the Mekong River in Savannakhet Province. The present report describes for the first time human infections with E. ilocanum in Lao PDR.
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- 2018
8. Infection status with zoonotic trematode metacercariae in fish from Lao PDR
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Woon-Mok Sohn, Soon-Hyung Lee, Han-Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Bounlay Phommasack
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Centrocestus formosanus ,Veterinary (miscellaneous) ,Fishes ,Zoology ,Aquatic animal ,Trematode Infections ,Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Artificial digestion ,Fish Diseases ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Insect Science ,Zoonoses ,Helminths ,%22">Fish ,Animals ,Parasitology ,Procerovum varium ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Haplorchis taichui - Abstract
Studies on the infection status with fishborne zoonotic trematode (FZT) metacercariae were reviewed with our data, which obtained from the fish survey in 8 administrative localities, i.e., Vientiane Municipality, Luang Prabang, Xieng Khouang, Vientiane, Khammuane, Savannakhet, Saravane and Champasak Provinces of Lao PDR (Laos) in 10 times. Total 1046 freshwater fishes (69 species) were examined with the artificial digestion method from 2002 to 2011. Total 6 species of zoonotic trematode, i.e., Opisthorchis viverrini, Haplorchis taichui, Haplorchis yokogawai, Haplorchis pumilio, Centrocestus formosanus and Procerovum varium, metacercariae were detected in fishes from Laos. The metacercariae of O. viverrini were detected in 284 (37.9%) out of 749 fishes (26 spp.), and their average density was 297 per fish infected. The prevalences of 4 heterophyid species, i.e., H. taichui, H. yokogawai, H. pumilio and C. formosanus, metacercariae were 45.4% (out of 941 fishes in 46 spp. examined), 45.1% (811 fishes in 35 spp.), 8.8% (457 fishes in 11 spp.) and 18.1% (475 fishes in 13 spp.), their average densities were 291, 218, 4 and 15 per fish infected respectively. The endemicities of O. viverrini metacercariae were much higher in fishes from Savannakhet Province and Vientiane Municipality (2002). Those of H. taichui metacercariae were much higher in fishes from Khammuane and Luang Prabang (2011) Provinces. By the present study, it was confirmed that some species of FZT metacercariae are highly prevalent in fishes from Laos.
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- 2019
9. Improved Perceptions and Practices Related to Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Worm Infections Following PHAST Intervention on Kome Island, North-Western Tanzania
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John Changalucha, Godfrey M. Kaatano, Joseph R. Mwanga, Julius E. Siza, Su Young Chang, Keeseon S. Eom, Jackson Nsabo, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Duk Young Min, Cyril M. Kullaya, and Yunsuk Ko
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Male ,Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ,Veterinary medicine ,Endemic Diseases ,Sanitation ,Helminthiasis ,perception ,Tanzania ,Hygiene ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,media_common ,Aged, 80 and over ,Islands ,biology ,Transmission (medicine) ,Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania ,Schistosoma mansoni ,intestinal worm ,Middle Aged ,Infectious Diseases ,Female ,participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST) ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Schistosomiasis ,Young Adult ,Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases ,schistosomiasis ,Environmental health ,parasitic diseases ,Disease Transmission, Infectious ,medicine ,Humans ,Helminths ,Aged ,behavior ,business.industry ,Public health ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Lakes ,Communicable Disease Control ,Parasitology ,business ,control - Abstract
Schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections are widespread diseases of public health importance in Tanzania. A study on perceptions and practices related to schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections was undertaken among a community population of Kome Island in Sengerema District, north-western Tanzania, where intestinal schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections are endemic. Schistosomiasis and intestinal worm-related perceptions and practices were assessed before and 3 years after implementation of a participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST) intervention as a control measure. Data were obtained from baseline and post-intervention knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) questionnaire surveys conducted twice in 2009 and 2012 among 82 individuals aged ≥15 years. We found significant increases in respondents' knowledge of the cause, transmission, symptoms, health consequences, and prevention of schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections after PHAST intervention. The increase in respondents' knowledge on almost all aspects of the said infections was translated into actions to control schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections. This has not been achieved by chance, but due to well-designed and locally-adapted PHAST intervention. We conclude that despite criticisms, PHAST approach is still useful in empowering communities to control water, sanitation, and hygiene related infectious diseases such as schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections.
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10. Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths among Schoolchildren in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania
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Keeseon S. Eom, Godfrey M. Kaatano, Duk Young Min, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, John Changalucha, Julius E. Siza, Su Young Chang, and Yunsuk Ko
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Male ,Adolescent ,Trichuriasis ,Helminthiasis ,Prevalence ,Schistosomiasis ,Urine ,Albendazole ,Tanzania ,Praziquantel ,Feces ,soil-transmitted helminth (STH) ,Helminths ,Ascariasis ,Environmental health ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,Child ,Students ,Lake Victoria basin ,Anthelmintics ,Schistosoma haematobium ,Schools ,biology ,Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania ,schoolchildren ,Schistosoma mansoni ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Diseases ,Immunology ,Trichuris trichiura ,Female ,Parasitology - Abstract
The objectives of this study was to conduct a survey on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in order to come up with feasible control strategies in Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania. Depending on the size of the school, 150-200 schoolchildren were recruited for the study. Duplicate Kato-Katz stool smears were prepared from each child and microscopically examined for Schistosoma mansoni and STHs. Urine specimens were examined for Schistosoma haematobium eggs using the filtration technique. After the survey, mass drug administration was done using praziquantel and albendazole for schistosomiasis and STHs infections, respectively. A total of 5,952 schoolchildren from 36 schools were recruited for the study and had their stool and urine specimens examined. Out of 5,952 schoolchildren, 898 (15.1%) were positive for S. mansoni, 754 (12.6%) for hookworms, 188 (3.2%) for Ascaris lumblicoides, and 5 (0.008%) for Trichuris trichiura. Out of 5,826 schoolchildren who provided urine samples, 519 (8.9%) were positive for S. haematobium eggs. The results revealed that intestinal schistosomiasis, urogenital schistosomiasis, and STH infections are highly prevalent throughought the lake basin. The high prevalence of intestinal and urogenital schistosomisiasis in the study area was a function of the distance from Lake Victoria, the former being more prevalent at localities close to the lake, whilst the latter is more so away from it. Control of schistosomiasis and STHs in the study area requires an integrated strategy that involves provision of health education to communities, regular treatments, and provision of adequate safe water supply and sanitation facilities.
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- 2015
11. Schistosoma mansoni-Related Hepatosplenic Morbidity in Adult Population on Kome Island, Sengerema District, Tanzania
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John Changalucha, Han Jong Rim, Yunsuk Ko, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Julius E. Siza, Su Young Chang, Keeseon S. Eom, Godfrey M. Kaatano, and Duk Young Min
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medicine.medical_specialty ,biology ,Cross-sectional study ,business.industry ,Prevalence ,Hepatosplenomegaly ,Schistosomiasis ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Infectious Diseases ,Tanzania ,medicine ,Neglected tropical diseases ,Parasitology ,Schistosoma mansoni ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Schistosoma ,Demography - Abstract
Schistosomiasis is one of the important neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Tanzania, particularly in Lake Victoria zone. This baseline survey was a part of the main study of integrated control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) aimed at describing morbidity patterns due to intestinal schistosomiasis among adults living on Kome Island, Sengerema District, Tanzania. Total 388 adults from Kome Islands (about 50 people from each village) aged between 12 and 85 years, were examined by abdominal ultrasound according to the Niamey protocol. Liver image patterns (LIPs) A and B were considered normal, and C-F as distinct periportal fibrosis (PPF). The overall prevalence of PPF was 42.2%; much higher in males than in females (47.0% in male vs 34.4% in females, P=0.007). Abnormal increase of segmental branch wall thickness (SBWT) and dilated portal vein diameter (PVD) were also more common in males than in females. Hepatosplenomegaly was frequently encountered; 68.1% had left liver lobe hepatomegaly and 55.2% had splenomegaly. Schistosoma mansoni-related morbidity is quite high among adults in this community justifying the implementation of integrated control strategies through mass drug administration, improved water supply (pumped wells), and health education that had already started in the study area.
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- 2015
12. Intestinal Helminths Recovered from Humans in Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR with a Particular Note on Haplorchis pumilio Infection
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Sithat Insisiengmay, Woon Mok Sohn, Bounlay Phommasack, Keeseon S. Eom, Duk Young Min, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Bong Kwang Jung, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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education.field_of_study ,Veterinary medicine ,Centrocestus formosanus ,biology ,Trichuriasis ,Population ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Haplorchis ,Infectious Diseases ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Helminths ,Parasitology ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Ascaris lumbricoides ,education ,Haplorchis taichui - Abstract
A survey of intestinal helminths was undertaken in riparian people in Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR. Fecal specimens were collected from 643 people (289 males and 354 females) residing in 4 districts (Nonghet, Kham, Phoukout, and Pek) and were examined by the Kato-Katz technique. The overall helminth egg positive rate was 41.2%, and hookworms revealed the highest prevalence (32.7%) followed by Trichuris trichiura (7.3%) and Ascaris lumbricoides (5.6%). The positive rate for small trematode eggs (STE), which may include Opisthorchis viverrini, heterophyids, and lecithodendriids, was 4.4%. For recovery of adult helminths, 12 STE or nematode/cestode egg-positive people were treated with 40 mg/kg praziquantel and 15 mg/kg pyrantel pamoate, and then purged. Mixed infections with 2 Haplorchis species (H. pumilio and H. taichui), Centrocestus formosanus, Opisthorchis viverrini, a species of cestode (Taenia saginata), and several species of nematodes including hookworms and Enterobius vermicularis were detected. The worm load for trematodes was the highest for H. pumilio with an average of 283.5 specimens per infected person followed by C. formosanus, H. taichui, and O. viverrini. The worm load for nematodes was the highest for hookworms (21.5/infected case) followed by E. vermicularis (3.2/infected case). The results revealed that the surveyed areas of Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR are endemic areas of various species of intestinal helminths. The STE found in the surveyed population were verified to be those of heterophyids, particularly H. pumilio.
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- 2015
13. Infection Status of Zoonotic Trematode Metacercariae in Fishes from Vientiane Municipality and Champasak Province in Lao PDR
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Han Sol Park, Dongmin Lee, Bounlay Phommasack, Keeseon S. Eom, Woon Mok Sohn, Duk Young Min, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Male ,Veterinary medicine ,fishborne trematode (FBT) metacercaria ,Procerovum varium ,Centrocestus formosanus ,Trematode Infections ,Artificial digestion ,Fish Diseases ,Lao PDR ,Zoonoses ,Animals ,Helminths ,Metacercariae ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Haplorchis yokogawai ,biology ,Aquatic animal ,biology.organism_classification ,Fishery ,Infectious Diseases ,Vietnam ,Parasitology ,Haplorchis pumilio ,Laos ,Haplorchis taichui ,Original Article ,Female ,Trematoda - Abstract
The infection status of fishborne zoonotic trematode (FZT) metacercariae was investigated in fishes from 2 localities of Lao PDR. Total 157 freshwater fishes (17 species) were collected in local markets of Vientiane Municipality and Champasak Province in December 2010 and July 2011, and each fish was examined by the artificial digestion method. Total 6 species of FZT metacercariae, i.e., Opisthorchis viverrini, Haplorchis taichui, Haplorchis yokogawai, Haplorchis pumilio, Centrocestus formosanus, and Procerovum varium, were detected in fishes from Vientiane Municipality. The metacercariae of O. viverrini were detected in 50 (49.5%) out of 101 fishes (6 species), and their average number was 154 per fish infected. The remaining 5 species of heterophyid metacercariae were detected in 36.8%, 65.8%, 9.4%, 23.9%, and 5.1% fishes examined, and their average densities were 12, 1,038, 4, 15, and 13 per infected fish, respectively. In fishes from Champasak Province, 3 species of FZT metacercariae, i.e., O. viverrini, H. taichui, and H. yokogawai, were detected. Only 2 O. viverrini metacercariae were found in only 1 Barbonymus schwanefeldi. The metacercariae of H. taichui and H. yokogawai were detected in 60.0% and 50.0% of fishes examined, and their average densities were 47 and 28 per fish infected. By the present study, it has been confirmed that several species of FZT metacercariae are prevalent in fishes from Vientiane Municipality, with P. varium being a new member of FZT in Lao PDR. In comparison, FZT metacercariae are less prevalent in fishes from Champasak Province.
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- 2015
14. Risk Factors for Opisthorchis viverrini and Minute Intestinal Fluke Infections in Lao PDR, 2009–2011
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Han Jong Rim, Tai Soon Yong, Duk Young Min, Jong-Yil Chai, Bounlay Phommasack, Moran Ki, Hee Jung Yoon, Keeseon S. Eom, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, and Woon Mok Sohn
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Opisthorchiasis ,Feces ,Risk Factors ,Hygiene ,Virology ,parasitic diseases ,Opisthorchis ,Prevalence ,Animals ,Humans ,Medicine ,Cooking ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Sanitation ,Aged ,media_common ,Aged, 80 and over ,biology ,business.industry ,Fishes ,Articles ,Feeding Behavior ,Odds ratio ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Praziquantel ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Freshwater fish ,Educational Status ,Female ,Parasitology ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The purpose of this report is to compare the prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini/minute intestinal fluke (Ov/MIF) in Lao People's Democratic Republic according to different regions and evaluate the effect of ingestion of raw freshwater fish on the infection. Demographic data, behavioral data, and symptoms were obtained, and the Kato–Katz method was used for the diagnosis of Ov/MIF. In total, 3,046 individuals were enrolled. The risk factors associated with acquisition of Ov/MIF were raw fish consumption and province. Khong Island showed the highest prevalence (odds ratio = 80.1, 95% confidence interval = 47.9–133.9, P < 0.001) compared with other districts, and raw fish consumption was related to Ov/MIF infection. Administration of praziquantel to entire populations, education (avoiding consumption of raw food dishes and improved hygiene), and access to clean water and sanitation should be considered.
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- 2014
15. Prevalence of Haplorchis taichui among humans and fish in Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR
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Han Jong Rim, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Dongmin Lee, Duk Young Min, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Bong Kwang Jung, Keeseon S. Eom, Woon Mok Sohn, Virasack Banouvong, and Bounlay Phommasack
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Adolescent ,Morpholines ,Veterinary (miscellaneous) ,Population ,Heterophyidae ,Trematode Infections ,Feces ,Fish Diseases ,Young Adult ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Helminths ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,education ,Parasite Egg Count ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,education.field_of_study ,biology ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,Praziquantel ,Haplorchis ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Insect Science ,Female ,Parasitology ,Trematoda ,Haplorchis taichui ,medicine.drug - Abstract
This study confirmed the prevalence of the intestinal fluke Haplorchis taichui (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) among people and fish in Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR. Fecal specimens were collected from 559 riparian people (229 males and 330 females), residing in 4 Districts (Luang Prabang, Xieng Ngeun, Pak Ou, and Nam Bak) and were examined by the Kato-Katz fecal smear technique. The overall helminth egg positive rate was 64.9%. The positive rate for small trematode eggs (STE), which may include H. taichui and other heterophyids, Opisthorchis viverrini, and lecithodendriids, was 15.2%. For recovery of adult helminths, 10 STE-positive people were treated with 40mg/kg praziquantel and 15mg/kg pyrantel pamoate, and then purged. Mixed infections with 3 Haplorchis species (H. taichui, H. pumilio, and H. yokogawai), a species of cestode (Taenia saginata), and several species of nematodes including Enterobius vermicularis and hookworms were found. The worm load for trematodes was exclusively high for H. taichui with an average of 7691 specimens per infected person, followed by H. yokogawai (8.3 specimens) and H. pumilio (4.1 specimens). Out of 207 freshwater fish (17 species) purchased in a market in Luang Prabang District, 138 (67%) harboured H. taichui metacercariae (metacercarial burden per fish; 520). Lower prevalence of fish and lower metacercarial density were observed for H. yokogawai (52% and 50 per fish, respectively) and H. pumilio (18% and 3 per fish, respectively). STE found in the surveyed population of Luang Prabang Province were verified to be those of intestinal fukes, particularly H. taichui.
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16. Prevalence of Helminthic Infections among Inhabitants of Lao PDR
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Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Bounlay Phommasack, Woon Mok Sohn, Keeseon S. Eom, Virasack Banouvong, Duk Young Min, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Trichuriasis ,Prevalence ,Helminthiasis ,Feces ,Lao PDR ,Ascariasis ,Helminths ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Trichostrongylus ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,foodborne trematode ,Parasite Egg Count ,liver fluke ,biology ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,intestinal helminth ,Intestinal Diseases ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Trichuris trichiura ,Parasitology ,Original Article ,Female ,Ascaris lumbricoides ,minute intestinal fluke - Abstract
The prevalence of helminthic infections was surveyed on a total of 6,178 residents (males 2,549 and females 3,629) in 102 villages of 9 provinces in Lao PDR between 2007 and 2011 under the project of Korea-Laos Collaborative Project for Control of Foodborne Trematode Infections in Lao PDR. Fecal specimens were collected and examined by the Kato-Katz thick smear and Stoll’s egg counting techniques. The overall liver/intestinal helminth egg positive rate was 71.9% with a single or mixed infections with Opisthorchis viverrini and minute intestinal flukes (Ov/MIF), Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworms, Trichuris trichiura, Trichostrongylus sp., echinostomes, Taenia spp., and others. Ov/MIF revealed the highest prevalence (55.6%) followed by hookworms (27.8%) and T. trichiura (6.5%). The endemic regions with the highest prevalence of Ov/MIF were Savannakhet, Khammouane, Vientiane (Nam Ngum), Champasak (Khong Island), and Saravane Province. High prevalences of A. lumbricoides (33.8%), hookworms (47.8%), and T. trichiura (32.6%) were observed in Phongsaly, Luang Prabang, and Vientiane (Nam Ngum) areas, respectively. The results of this study highlight helminth parasites of current public health significance in different areas of Lao PDR.
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- 2014
17. Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Haplorchis taichui and Comparative Analysis with Other Trematodes
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Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Duk Young Min, Seongjun Choe, Dongmin Lee, Keeseon S. Eom, Woon Mok Sohn, Hansol Park, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Mitochondrial DNA ,Asia ,Molecular Sequence Data ,Codon, Initiator ,DNA, Mitochondrial ,Genome ,trematode ,Phylogenetics ,Gene Order ,Animals ,Humans ,Heterophyidae ,Gene ,Genes, Helminth ,molecular phylogeny ,Genetics ,biology ,Phylogenetic tree ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,Ribosomal RNA ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Diseases ,mitochondrial genome ,Genome, Mitochondrial ,Transfer RNA ,Haplorchis taichui ,Original Article ,Parasitology - Abstract
Mitochondrial genomes have been extensively studied for phylogenetic purposes and to investigate intra- and interspecific genetic variations. In recent years, numerous groups have undertaken sequencing of platyhelminth mitochondrial genomes. Haplorchis taichui (family Heterophyidae) is a trematode that infects humans and animals mainly in Asia, including the Mekong River basin. We sequenced and determined the organization of the complete mitochondrial genome of H. taichui. The mitochondrial genome is 15,130 bp long, containing 12 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs, a small and a large subunit), and 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs). Like other trematodes, it does not encode the atp8 gene. All genes are transcribed from the same strand. The ATG initiation codon is used for 9 protein-coding genes, and GTG for the remaining 3 (nad1, nad4, and nad5). The mitochondrial genome of H. taichui has a single long non-coding region between trnE and trnG. H. taichui has evolved as being more closely related to Opisthorchiidae than other trematode groups with maximal support in the phylogenetic analysis. Our results could provide a resource for the comparative mitochondrial genome analysis of trematodes, and may yield genetic markers for molecular epidemiological investigations into intestinal flukes.
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- 2013
18. Human Neurocysticercosis Case and an Endemic Focus of Taenia solium in Lao PDR
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Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Woon Mok Sohn, Duk Young Min, Keeseon S. Eom, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Male ,pig ,Veterinary medicine ,Swine ,Neurocysticercosis ,Brief Communication ,Electron Transport Complex IV ,Lao PDR ,Risk Factors ,Taenia solium ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Taeniasis ,Helminths ,human cysticercosis ,Cox1 gene ,Molecular identification ,Swine Diseases ,business.industry ,neurocysticercosis ,Cysticercosis ,Cysticercus ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,medicine.disease ,Mitochondria ,Radiography ,medicine.drug_formulation_ingredient ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Male patient ,Parasitology ,business - Abstract
A male patient with neurocysticercosis was identified in Montai Village, Xay District, Oudomxay Province, Lao PDR in February 2004. He had a history of diagnosis for neurocysticercosis by a CT scan in Thailand after an onset of epileptic seizure in 1993. A pig in the same district was found to contain Taenia solium metacestodes (=cysticerci); the slaughtered pig body contained more than 2,000 cysticerci. In addition to morphological identification, molecular identification was also performed on the cysticerci by DNA sequencing analysis of the mitochondrial cox1 gene; they were confirmed as T. solium metacestodes. The patient is regarded as an indigenous case of neurocysticercosis infected in an endemic focus of T. solium taeniasis/cysticercosis in Oudomxay Province, Lao PDR.
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19. Hyperendemicity of Haplorchis taichui Infection among Riparian People in Saravane and Champasak Province, Lao PDR
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Bong Kwang Jung, Tae Yun Kim, Keeseon S. Eom, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Duk Young Min, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Lay Sisabath, Bounlay Phommasack, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Adolescent ,Endemic Diseases ,prevalence ,Centrocestus formosanus ,Trematode Infections ,Feces ,Young Adult ,Lao PDR ,Rivers ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Helminths ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Child ,Parasite Egg Count ,Champasak province ,Aged ,Demography ,Aged, 80 and over ,hyperinfection ,Saravane province ,biology ,Middle Aged ,Liver fluke ,biology.organism_classification ,Praziquantel ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Haplorchis pumilio ,riparian people ,Haplorchis taichui ,Taenia ,Female ,Original Article ,Parasitology ,Trematoda ,medicine.drug - Abstract
In this study, we found that Haplorchis taichui, a heterophyid intestinal fluke, is highly prevalent, with heavy worm loads, among riparian people in Saravane and Champasak province, Lao PDR. Fecal specimens were collected from 1,460 people (717 men and 743 women) in 12 riparian (Mekong river) districts and were examined by the Kato-Katz fecal smear technique. The overall helminth egg positive rate was 78.8% and 66.4% in Saravane and Champasak province, respectively. The positive rate for small trematode eggs (STE), which included H. taichui and other heterophyids, Opisthorchis viverrini, and lecithodendriids, was 69.9% and 46.3% in Saravane and Champasak province, respectively. To obtain adult flukes, 30 STE-positive people were treated with 40 mg/kg praziquantel and then purged. Whole diarrheic stools were collected 4-5 times for each person and searched for fluke specimens using a stereomicroscope. Mixed infections with various species of trematodes (H. taichui, Haplorchis pumilio, O. viverrini, Prosthodendrium molenkampi, Centrocestus formosanus, and Echinochasmus japonicus) and a species of cestode (Taenia saginata) were found. However, the worm load was exceptionally high for H. taichui compared with other trematode species, with an average of 21,565 and 12,079 specimens per infected person in Saravane and Champasak province, respectively, followed by H. pumilio (41.9 and 22.5, respectively) and O. viverrini (9.4 and 1.5, respectively). These results show that diverse species of intestinal and liver flukes are prevalent among riparian people in Saravane and Champasak province, Lao PDR, with H. taichui being the exceptionally dominant species.
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20. Current Status of Human Taeniasis in Lao People's Democratic Republic
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Keeseon S. Eom, Woon Mok Sohn, Cheong Ha Yun, Bounlay Phommasack, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Tai Soon Yong, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Duk Young Min, and Virasack Banouvong
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,human taeniasis ,Adolescent ,Population ,LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC ,Prevalence ,Helminthiasis ,Anal Canal ,Brief Communication ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Lao PDR ,Taenia solium ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Helminths ,Taeniasis ,Child ,education ,Aged ,Microscopy ,education.field_of_study ,biology ,Taenia saginata ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,medicine.drug_formulation_ingredient ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Taenia ,Female ,Parasitology - Abstract
Human taeniasis was investigated in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) between 2000 and 2011 as part of the nation's helminthiasis survey. A total of 55,038 inhabitants, including 29,846 school children, were examined using the Kato-Katz and scotch-tape anal swab method, and morphological observation of adult worms. Molecular identification of Taenia tapeworms was performed by multiplex PCR or DNA sequence analysis of the mitochondrial cox1 gene. Taenia eggs were present at a rate of 1.5% (845/55,038) in the subject population. Adult tapeworms were identified as T. solium or T. saginata by analyzing the collectable stool specimens (n=126). Three specimens identified as T. solium were found in Luang Prabang, while the remaining 123 specimens, which were T. saginata, were found in Bokeo, Bolikhamxay, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouane, Luang Namta, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Saysomboune, Saravane, Savannakhet, Xayaboury, Xekong, Xieng Khouang Province, and Vientiane Municipality.
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- 2013
21. Echinostoma macrorchis in Lao PDR: Metacercariae in Cipangopaludina Snails and Adults from Experimentally Infected Animals
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Duk Young Min, Keeseon S. Eom, Woon Mok Sohn, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Byoung Kuk Na, Tai Soon Yong, and Hansol Park
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Animal Experimentation ,Biometry ,Snails ,cat ,Digenea ,Collar ,Echinostomatidae ,metacercaria ,Lao PDR ,Echinostoma ,snail ,parasitic diseases ,Animals ,rat ,Microscopy ,biology ,Echinostoma macrorchis ,adult ,Intermediate host ,Animal Structures ,Anatomy ,Viral tegument ,biology.organism_classification ,Rats ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Vientiane ,Excretory system ,Cats ,Cipangopaludina ,Original Article ,Parasitology - Abstract
The echinostome metacercariae encysted in Cipangopaludina sp. snails that were purchased from a market in Vientiane Municipality, Lao PDR, were identified as Echinostoma macrorchis (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) through recovery of adult flukes after experimental infection to rats and a cat. The metacercariae were round, 113-128 (121)×113-125 (120) µm, having a thick cyst wall, a head collar armed with collar spines, and excretory granules. The adult flukes recovered from the rats and cat at day 14 and 30 post-infection, respectively, were elongated, ventrally curved, and 3.9-6.3×0.7-1.1 mm in size. The head collar was distinct, bearing 43-45 collar spines with 5 angle spines on each side. Two testes were large (as the name implies), tandem, and slightly constricted at the middle, with irregular margins. Eggs were operculated, ovoid to elliptical, and 88-95×56-60 µm. In scanning electron microscopy, the head collar was prominent, with 43-45 collar spines. Scale-like tegumental spines were densely distributed on the ventral surface between the oral and ventral suckers. Sensory papillae were distributed mainly on the tegument around the 2 suckers. It is confirmed that E. macrorchis is distributed in Lao PDR using Cipangopaludina sp. snails as the second intermediate host.
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22. Fishborne Trematode Metacercariae in Luang Prabang, Khammouane, and Saravane Province, Lao PDR
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Bounlay Phommasack, Keeseon S. Eom, Woon Mok Sohn, Eui Hyug Hoang, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Soon Hyung Lee, Sithat Insisiengmay, and Duk Young Min
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Veterinary medicine ,fishborne trematode ,prevalence ,Centrocestus formosanus ,Trematode Infections ,Parasite Load ,Artificial digestion ,Fish Diseases ,metacercaria ,Lao PDR ,Animals ,Helminths ,Metacercariae ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Haplorchis yokogawai ,density ,biology ,Aquatic animal ,biology.organism_classification ,Fishery ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Haplorchis taichui ,Freshwater fish ,Original Article ,Parasitology ,Trematoda - Abstract
Fishborne trematode (FBT) metacercariae were investigated in fish from 3 Provinces of Lao PDR. Total 242 freshwater fish of 40 species were collected in local markets of Luang Prabang (59 fish of 16 species), Khammouane (81 fish of 19 species), and Saravane (97 fish of 14 species), and each of them was examined by artificial digestion method. Four species of metacercariae (Opisthorchis viverrini, Haplorchis taichui, Haplorchis yokogawai, and Centrocestus formosanus) were detected. O. viverrini was detected in 35 fish (14.5%), and their density was 252 per infected fish (Luang Prabang, 88 metacercariae in 5 fish; Khammouane, 187 in 6 fish; Saravane, 303 in 24 fish). H. taichui was found in 102 fish (42.1%), and their density was 485 per infected fish (Luang Prabang, 260 metacercariae in 38 fish; Khammouane, 1,084 in 23 fish; Saravane, 359 in 41 fish). H. yokogawai was detected in 92 fish (38.0%), and their density was 222 per infected fish (Luang Prabang, 362 metacercariae in 17 fish; Khammouane, 126 in 20 fish; Saravane, 214 in 55 fish). Metacercariae of C. formosanus were found in 8 fish (3.3%), and their density was 3 per infected fish. In the present study, it has been confirmed that FBT metacercariae, in particular, H. taichui, H. yokogawai, and O. viverrini, are highly prevalent in fish from Luang Prabang, Khammouane, and Saravane Province, Lao PDR.
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23. Echinostome Flukes Receovered from Humans in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR
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Keeseon S. Eom, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Tai Soon Yong, Duk Young Min, Bounlay Phammasack, Eui Hyug Hoang, and Woon Mok Sohn
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Artyfechinostomum malayanum ,Trematode Infections ,Brief Communication ,Praziquantel ,Echinostomatidae ,Lao PDR ,echinostomiasis ,medicine ,Euparyphium sp ,Animals ,Humans ,Helminths ,Echinochasmus japonicus ,Magnesium ,Echinostoma revolutum ,Anthelmintics ,biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Khammouane ,Echinostomiasis ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Female ,Parasitology ,Euparyphium ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Echinostome eggs were detected in 22 (1.1%) of 2,074 people residing in riparian villages along the Mekong River in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR. In order to recover the adult flukes, 9 persons were treated with praziquantel and purged with magnesium salts. A total of 55 echinostome specimens (4 species) were recovered from the 9 persons. Echinostoma revolutum (8 specimens) was recovered from 3 persons, Artyfechinostomum malayanum (8 specimens) was from 2 persons, Echinochasmus japonicus (33 specimens) was from 7 persons, and Euparyphium sp. (6 specimens) was from 1 person. In Lao PDR, only human infections with E. japonicus were previously known. Therefore, the present study describes human infections with E. revolutum, A. malayanum, and Euparyphium sp. for the first time in Lao PDR. These results indicate that the surveyed villages of Khammouane Province, Lao PDR are low-grade endemic foci of echinostomiasis.
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24. Differential diagnosis of Taenia asiatica using multiplex PCR
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Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Jong-Yil Chai, Han-Jong Rim, Keeseon S. Eom, Jitra Waikagul, Yoon Kong, and Bounnaloth Insisiengmay
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Immunology ,DNA, Mitochondrial ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,law.invention ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Cape verde ,Feces ,Species Specificity ,law ,parasitic diseases ,Genotype ,Multiplex polymerase chain reaction ,Animals ,Humans ,Gene ,Polymerase chain reaction ,DNA Primers ,Taeniasis ,Genetics ,Taenia ,biology ,General Medicine ,DNA, Helminth ,biology.organism_classification ,genomic DNA ,Taenia asiatica ,Infectious Diseases ,Parasitology - Abstract
Taenia asiatica and T. saginata are frequently confused tapeworms due to their morphological similarities and sympatric distribution in Asian regions. To resolve this problem, a high-resolution multiplex PCR assay was developed to distinguish T. asiatica infections from infection with other human Taenia tapeworms. For molecular characterization, the species specificity of all materials used was confirmed by sequencing of the cox1 gene. Fifty-two samples were analyzed in this study, comprising 20 samples of T. asiatica genomic DNA from China, Korea, and the Philippines; 24 samples of T. saginata from Belgium, Chile, China, Ethiopia, France, Indonesia, Korea, Laos, the Philippines, Poland, Taiwan, Thailand, and Switzerland; and 10 samples of T. solium from Cape Verde, China, Honduras, and Korea. The diagnostic quality of the results obtained using PCR and species-specific primers designed from valine tRNA and NADH genes was equal to that based on the nucleotide sequencing of the cox1 gene. Using oligonucleotide primers Ta4978F, Ts5058F, Tso7421F, and Rev7915, the multiplex PCR assay was useful for the differentially diagnosing T. asiatica, T. saginata, and T. solium based on 706-, 629-, and 474-bp bands.
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25. High Malaria Prevalence among Schoolchildren on Kome Island, Tanzania
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Peter Mnyeshi, Julius E. Siza, Su Young Chang, Keeseon S. Eom, Duk Young Min, Min Jae Kim, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Bong Kwang Jung, Josephat Kuboza, Yunsuk Ko, John Changalucha, and Godfrey M. Kaatano
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Male ,Veterinary medicine ,high prevalence ,Cross-sectional study ,Plasmodium vivax ,Plasmodium falciparum ,education ,Prevalence ,malaria ,Tanzania ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Child ,Microscopy ,Surveillance, monitoring, evaluation ,biology ,business.industry ,Coinfection ,Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania ,schoolchildren ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Blood smear ,Blood ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Parasitology ,Female ,Topography, Medical ,business ,Kome Island (Victoria Lake) ,Malaria ,Demography - Abstract
In order to determine the status of malaria among schoolchildren on Kome Island (Lake Victoria), near Mwanza, Tanzania, a total of 244 schoolchildren in 10 primary schools were subjected to a blood survey using the fingerprick method. The subjected schoolchildren were 123 boys and 121 girls who were 6-8 years of age. Only 1 blood smear was prepared for each child. The overall prevalence of malaria was 38.1% (93 positives), and sex difference was not remarkable. However, the positive rate was the highest in Izindabo Primary School (51.4%) followed by Isenyi Primary School (48.3%) and Bugoro Primary School (46.7%). The lowest prevalence was found in Muungano Primary School (16.7%) and Nyamiswi Primary School (16.7%). These differences were highly correlated with the location of the school on the Island; those located in the peripheral area revealed higher prevalences while those located in the central area showed lower prevalences. Plasmodium falciparum was the predominant species (38.1%; 93/244), with a small proportion of them mixed-infected with Plasmodium vivax (1.6%; 4/244). The results revealed that malaria is highly prevalent among primary schoolchildren on Kome Island, Tanzania, and there is an urgent need to control malaria in this area.
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26. Prevalence of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Morbidity Associated with Schistosomiasis among Adult Population in Lake Victoria Basin, Tanzania
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John Changalucha, Julius E. Siza, Su Young Chang, Godfrey M. Kaatano, Yunsuk Ko, Keeseon S. Eom, Duk Young Min, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Trichuriasis ,Helminthiasis ,Schistosomiasis ,Urine ,Albendazole ,Tanzania ,Praziquantel ,adult population ,Feces ,soil-transmitted helminth (STH) ,Ascariasis ,Helminths ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Animals ,Humans ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,Lake Victoria basin ,Schistosoma haematobium ,Anthelmintics ,Microscopy ,biology ,Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania ,Schistosoma mansoni ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Lakes ,Infectious Diseases ,Immunology ,Trichuris trichiura ,Parasitology ,Female ,Ascaris lumbricoides - Abstract
The objective of this study was to carry out a community survey on schistosomiais and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in order to suggest feasible and effective intervention strategies in Lake Victoria basin, Tanzania. A total of 37 communities selected from 23 districts of the 4 regions in the Lake Victoria basin of Tanzania were involved in the study. From each of the selected locality, 50 adult community members, 25 males and 25 females, were recruited for the study. Each study participant was requested to submit stool and urine specimens. From each stool specimen, duplicate Kato-Katz thick smears were prepared and microscopically examined for Schistosoma mansoni and STH eggs. Urine specimens were processed by the filtration technique and microscopically examined for Schistosoma haematobium eggs. Ultrasound examination for morbidity due to schistosomiasis was performed. Mass treatment was done using praziquantel and albendazole for schistosome and STHs infections, respectively. Out of 1,606 adults who provided stool specimens, 199 (12.4%) were positive for S. mansoni, 349 (21.7%) for hookworms, 133 (8.3%) for Ascaris lumbricoides, and 33 (2.0%) for Trichuris trichiura. Out of 1,400 participants who provided urine specimens, 25 (1.8%) were positive for S. haematobium eggs. Because of the co-endemicity of these afflictions and their impact on vulnerable population groups, the helminthiasis could be simultaneously treated with 2 drugs, praziquantel for schistosomiasis and albendazole for STHs.
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27. Integrated Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Control over Five Years on Kome Island, Tanzania
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Keeseon S. Eom, Cyril M. Kullaya, Godfrey M. Kaatano, Han Jong Rim, John Changalucha, Julius E. Siza, Su Young Chang, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Joseph R. Mwanga, Yunsuk Ko, and Duk Yong Min
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Adult ,Male ,Kome Island (Tanzania) ,Veterinary medicine ,Adolescent ,Cross-sectional study ,soil-tranmitted helminth ,Prevalence ,Helminthiasis ,Schistosomiasis ,Tanzania ,Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases ,Environmental health ,schistosomiasis ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,Mass drug administration ,Child ,Anthelmintics ,Islands ,mass drug administration ,biology ,business.industry ,Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania ,Soil-transmitted helminthiasis ,Schistosoma mansoni ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Lakes ,Infectious Diseases ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Treatment Outcome ,Child, Preschool ,Communicable Disease Control ,Parasitology ,Female ,hookworm ,business ,control ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Integrated control strategies are important for sustainable control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis, despite their challenges for their effective implementation. With the support of Good Neighbors International in collaboration with National Institute of Medical Research, Mwanza, Tanzania, integrated control applying mass drug administration (MDA), health education using PHAST, and improved safe water supply has been implemented on Kome Island over 5 years for controlling schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). Baseline surveys for schistosomiasis and STHs was conducted before implementation of any integrated control strategies, followed by 4 cross-sectional follow-up surveys on randomly selected samples of schoolchildren and adults in 10 primary schools and 8 villages, respectively, on Kome islands. Those follow-up surveys were conducted for impact evaluation after introduction of control strategies interventions in the study area. Five rounds of MDA have been implemented from 2009 along with PHAST and improved water supply with pumped wells as other control strategies for complementing MDA. A remarkable steady decline of schistosomiasis and STHs was observed from 2009 to 2012 with significant trends in their prevalence decline, and thereafter infection rate has remained at a low sustainable control. By the third follow-up survey in 2012, Schistosoma mansoni infection prevalence was reduced by 90.5% and hookworm by 93.3% among schoolchildren while in adults the corresponding reduction was 83.2% and 56.9%, respectively. Integrated control strategies have successfully reduced S. mansoni and STH infection status to a lower level. This study further suggests that monitoring and evaluation is a crucial component of any large-scale STH and schistosomiasis intervention.
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28. Improved Socio-Economic Status of a Community Population Following Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Worm Control Interventions on Kome Island, North-Western Tanzania
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Joseph R. Mwanga, Godfrey M. Kaatano, Cyril M. Kullaya, John Changalucha, Jackson Nsabo, Duk Young Min, Keeseon S. Eom, Han Jong Rim, Yunsuk Ko, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Julius E. Siza, and Su Young Chang
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Adult ,Male ,Sanitation ,Adolescent ,Endemic Diseases ,media_common.quotation_subject ,socio-economic status ,Psychological intervention ,Helminthiasis ,Social class ,Tanzania ,Young Adult ,Environmental protection ,Hygiene ,Environmental health ,principal components analysis ,Medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Schistosomiasis ,Asset (economics) ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,Socioeconomic status ,media_common ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Islands ,Family Characteristics ,biology ,Poverty ,business.industry ,Articles from Symposium on Controls of NTDs around Lake Victoria, Tanzania ,intestinal worm ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,Lakes ,Infectious Diseases ,Treatment Outcome ,Social Class ,Communicable Disease Control ,Parasitology ,Female ,participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST) ,business ,control - Abstract
Research on micro-level assessment of the changes of socio-economic status following health interventions is very scarce. The use of household asset data to determine wealth indices is a common procedure for estimating socio-economic position in resource poor settings. In such settings information about income is usually lacking, and the collection of individual consumption or expenditure data would require in-depth interviews, posing a considerable risk of bias. In this study, we determined the socio-economic status of 213 households in a community population in an island in the north-western Tanzania before and 3 year after implementation of a participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST) intervention to control schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections. We constructed a household 'wealth index' based housing construction features (e.g., type of roof, walls, and floor) and durable assets ownership (e.g., bicycle, radio, etc.). We employed principal components analysis and classified households into wealth quintiles. The study revealed that asset variables with positive factor scores were associated with higher socio-economic status, whereas asset variables with negative factor scores were associated with lower socio-economic status. Overall, households which were rated as the poorest and very poor were on the decrease, whereas those rated as poor, less poor, and the least poor were on the increase after PHAST intervention. This decrease/increase was significant. The median shifted from -0.4376677 to 0.5001073, and the mean from -0.2605787 (SD; 2.005688) to 0.2605787 (SD; 1.831199). The difference in socio-economic status of the people between the 2 phases was highly statistically significant (P
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29. IDENTIFICATION OF TAENIA ASIATICA IN CHINA: MOLECULAR, MORPHOLOGICAL, AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A LUZHAI ISOLATE
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Zbigniew S. Pawlowski, Han-Jong Rim, Zheng Feng, Longqi Xu, Yoon Kong, H. K. Jeon, Ui Wook Hwang, Keeseon S. Eom, Yichao Yang, and Xueming Li
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Adult ,Male ,China ,Adolescent ,Molecular Sequence Data ,Urinary Bladder ,Cestoda ,Zoology ,Species Specificity ,DNA, Ribosomal Spacer ,parasitic diseases ,Animals ,Humans ,Internal transcribed spacer ,Neighbor joining ,Phylogeny ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Aged ,Taeniasis ,Base Sequence ,Taenia ,biology ,Phylogenetic tree ,Spacer DNA ,Anatomy ,DNA, Helminth ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,Animals, Suckling ,Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique ,Maximum parsimony ,Taenia asiatica ,Liver ,Larva ,Cattle ,Parasitology ,Sequence Alignment - Abstract
Multiple analysis has characterized a recently described tapeworm of people, Taenia asiatica, in mainland China. Six adult tapeworms collected from people of the Zhuang minority residing in the southern part of China (Luzhai isolate) were comparatively analyzed with other tapeworms from people: T. asiatica (n = 2, South Korea), T. saginata (n = 1, Poland; n = 1, Korea), and T. solium (n = 1, People's Republic of China). Experimental infections with eggs from the Luzhai isolate in pigs and cattle produced cysticerci, each with a hookletless scolex and with wartlike formations on the external surface of the bladder wall. There were rostellar protrusions in the scolices of adult worms. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis using 3 arbitrary primers produced bands identical to those of the Korean T. asiatica. Conversely, T. saginata and T. solium exhibited different banding patterns. Phylogenetic relationships inferred from the complete nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer 2 placed the Chinese tapeworms consistently within the T. asiatica clade by 96% bootstrapping value in the maximum likelihood analysis, 96% in maximum parsimony, and 100% in neighbor joining. These collective data demonstrate that T. asiatica is sympatrically distributed with the other 2 species of Taenia in the human host in mainland China.
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- 2002
30. Centrocestus formosanus (Heterophyidae): human infections and the infection source in Lao PDR
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Keeseon S. Eom, Woon Mok Sohn, Hyemi Lim, Duk Young Min, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Mi Youn Lee, and Bounlay Phommasack
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Heterophyidae ,Fresh Water ,Trematode Infections ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,Praziquantel ,Young Adult ,medicine ,Sucker ,RNA, Ribosomal, 18S ,Animals ,Humans ,Base sequence ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Anthelmintics ,Centrocestus formosanus ,biology ,Base Sequence ,Fishes ,DNA, Helminth ,biology.organism_classification ,Diarrhea ,Laos ,RNA, Ribosomal ,Parasitology ,medicine.symptom ,Haplorchis taichui ,medicine.drug - Abstract
In Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), we detected 7 patients infected with Centrocestus formosanus (1-122 adult specimens) after praziquantel treatment and purgation, together with several other trematode species including Opisthorchis viverrini and Haplorchis taichui. The patients were all men, 23-42 yr-of-age. Three subjects were from Vientiane Municipality and 1 each were from Khammouane, Saravane, Champassak, and Xiengkhouang Province. The patients had frequently eaten raw freshwater fish and were experiencing variable degrees of epigastric pain and indigestion accompanied by occasional diarrhea, although the relationship of these symptoms with C. formosanus infection was unclear. Centrocestus formosanus specimens were ovoid, 0.46 mm (0.41-0.52 mm) long, and 0.18 mm (0.16-0.20 mm) wide (n = 10) and were equipped with 32 circumoral spines on the oral sucker. The uterine eggs were 33.2 μm long (31.8-34.9 μm) and 18.5 μm wide (17.4-19.8 μm) (n = 20). Analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the 18S ribosomal RNA gene of our specimens (Laotian isolate) revealed 100% homology with that of an isolate from the United States reported in GenBank. Several species of freshwater fish collected from Xiengkhouang Province revealed a 17.0% prevalence (9 of 53 fish examined) for C. formosanus metacercariae. The results suggest that human C. formosanus infections have been masked by other trematode infections.
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- 2012
31. Morphologic and Genetic Identification of Taenia Tapeworms in Tanzania and DNA Genotyping of Taenia Solium
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Keeseon S. Eom, Charles Kihamia, Duk Young Min, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Adult ,Male ,Mitochondrial DNA ,Adolescent ,Genotype ,Molecular biology ,Tanzania ,DNA, Mitochondrial ,law.invention ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Feces ,Species Specificity ,law ,Taenia solium ,egg DNA ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Taeniasis ,Helminths ,Animals ,Humans ,Genotyping ,Polymerase chain reaction ,Phylogeny ,biology ,Taenia saginata ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,multiplex PCR ,DNA, Helminth ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Virology ,medicine.drug_formulation_ingredient ,Infectious Diseases ,Taenia ,Parasitology ,Original Article ,Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction - Abstract
Species identification of Taenia tapeworms was performed using morphologic observations and multiplex PCR and DNA sequencing of the mitochondrial cox1 gene. In 2008 and 2009, a total of 1,057 fecal samples were collected from residents of Kongwa district of Dodoma region, Tanzania, and examined microscopically for helminth eggs and proglottids. Of these, 4 Taenia egg positive cases were identified, and the eggs were subjected to DNA analysis. Several proglottids of Taenia solium were recovered from 1 of the 4 cases. This established that the species were T. solium (n = 1) and T. saginata (n = 3). One further T. solium specimen was found among 128 fecal samples collected from Mbulu district in Arusha, and this had an intact strobila with the scolex. Phylegenetic analysis of the mtDNA cox1 gene sequences of these 5 isolates showed that T. saginata was basal to the T. solium clade. The mitochondrial cox1 gene sequences of 3 of these Tanzanian isolates showed 99% similarity to T. saginata, and the other 2 isolates showed 100% similarity to T. solium. The present study has shown that Taenia tapeworms are endemic in Kongwa district of Tanzania, as well as in a previously identified Mbulu district. Both T. solium isolates were found to have an "African/Latin American" genotype (cox1).
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- 2011
32. Prevalence of the intestinal flukes Haplorchis taichui and H. yokogawai in a mountainous area of Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR
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Duk Young Min, Keeseon S. Eom, Eun Hee Shin, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Virasack Banouvong, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Sithat Insisiengmay, and Bounlay Phommasack
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Trichostrongylus ,prevalence ,Pyrantel Pamoate ,Heterophyidae ,Trematode Infections ,Brief Communication ,Praziquantel ,Feces ,Ascariasis ,medicine ,Phongsali Province ,Helminths ,Animals ,Humans ,Haplorchis yokogawai ,biology ,Antiparasitic Agents ,Phaneropsolus bonnei ,Taenia saginata ,Liver fluke ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Haplorchis taichui ,Taenia ,Parasitology ,Female ,Ascaris lumbricoides ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Phongsaly Province, located in the northernmost area of Lao PDR, was previously suggested to be endemic for the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini infection. To confirm, or rule out, this suggestion, the Phonxay village in the Khoua District, Phongsaly Province, was selected for a survey. Ten volunteers (8 men and 2 women aged 31-57 years) who consumed raw freshwater fish and had gastrointestinal troubles were treated with a single dose of praziquantel (40 mg/kg) and pyrantel pamoate (10 mg/kg) and purged with magnesium sulfate to recover any worm parasites. Eight of the 10 volunteers expelled 1 or more species of trematodes, nematodes, or cestodes (worm positive rate; 80%). The worms were morphologically identified as H. taichui (861 worms from 8 people), H. yokogawai (59 from 6 people), Phaneropsolus bonnei (1 from 1 person), Trichostrongylus sp. (2 from 2 people), Ascaris lumbricoides (2 from 1 person), Enterobius vermicularis (11 from 3 people), and Taenia saginata (1 strobila with scolex from 1 person). The results indicate that the mountainous area of Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR, is not endemic for the liver fluke but endemic for intestinal flukes, in particular, Haplorchis taichui and H. yokogawai.
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- 2010
33. High Prevalence of Haplorchis taichui, Phaneropsolus molenkampi, and Other Helminth Infections among People in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR
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Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Min Sung Park, Soon Hyung Lee, Woon Mok Sohn, Keeseon S. Eom, Eun Hee Shin, Duk Young Min, Jin Young Um, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Bounlay Phommasack, Tai Soon Yong, Eun-Taek Han, and Eui Hyug Hoang
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Veterinary medicine ,Infectious Diseases ,Helminth infections ,High prevalence ,Parasitology ,Phaneropsolus ,Biology ,Erratum ,biology.organism_classification ,Haplorchis taichui - Published
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34. Foodborne intestinal flukes in Southeast Asia
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Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Eun Hee Shin, and Soon Hyung Lee
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food.ingredient ,ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species ,Zoology ,Trematode Infections ,Fasciolidae ,Metagonimus ,food ,Food Parasitology ,Fasciolopsis ,Echinostoma hortense ,parasitic diseases ,Animals ,Humans ,Asia, Southeastern ,biology ,ved/biology ,Metagonimus yokogawai ,Mini-Review ,biology.organism_classification ,Hypoderaeum conoideum ,Haplorchis ,Intestines ,Infectious Diseases ,Parasitology ,Trematoda ,Echinostoma - Abstract
In Southeast Asia, a total of 59 species of foodborne intestinal flukes have been known to occur in humans. The largest group is the family Heterophyidae, which constitutes 22 species belonging to 9 genera (Centrocestus, Haplorchis, Heterophyes, Heterophyopsis, Metagonimus, Procerovum, Pygidiopsis, Stellantchasmus, and Stictodora). The next is the family Echinostomatidae, which includes 20 species in 8 genera (Artyfechinostomum, Acanthoparyphium, Echinochasmus, Echinoparyphium, Echinostoma, Episthmium, Euparyphium, and Hypoderaeum). The family Plagiorchiidae follows the next containing 5 species in 1 genus (Plagiorchis). The family Lecithodendriidae includes 3 species in 2 genera (Phaneropsolus and Prosthodendrium). In 9 other families, 1 species in 1 genus each is involved; Cathaemaciidae (Cathaemacia), Fasciolidae (Fasciolopsis), Gastrodiscidae (Gastrodiscoides), Gymnophallidae (Gymnophalloides), Microphallidae (Spelotrema), Neodiplostomidae (Neodiplostomum), Paramphistomatidae (Fischoederius), Psilostomidae (Psilorchis), and Strigeidae (Cotylurus). Various types of foods are sources of human infections. They include freshwater fish, brackish water fish, fresh water snails, brackish water snails (including the oyster), amphibians, terrestrial snakes, aquatic insects, and aquatic plants. The reservoir hosts include various species of mammals or birds.The host-parasite relationships have been studied in Metagonimus yokogawai, Echinostoma hortense, Fasciolopsis buski, Neodiplostomum seoulense, and Gymnophalloides seoi; however, the pathogenicity of each parasite species and host mucosal defense mechanisms are yet poorly understood. Clinical aspects of each parasite infection need more clarification. Differential diagnosis by fecal examination is difficult because of morphological similarity of eggs. Praziquantel is effective for most intestinal fluke infections. Continued efforts to understand epidemiological significance of intestinal fluke infections, with detection of further human cases, are required.
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35. High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui, Phaneropsolus molenkampi, and other helminth infections among people in Khammouane province, Lao PDR
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Min Sung Park, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Bounlay Phommasack, Eui Hyug Hoang, Woon Mok Sohn, Jin Young Um, Han Jong Rim, Soon Hyung Lee, Jong-Yil Chai, Keeseon S. Eom, Tai Soon Yong, Duk Young Min, Eun Hee Shin, and Eun-Taek Han
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Adolescent ,Trichuriasis ,Helminthiasis ,Biology ,Feces ,Young Adult ,fluids and secretions ,Helminths ,Opisthorchis ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Animals ,Humans ,Trichostrongylus ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Enterobius ,Child ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Haplorchis ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Parasitology ,Female ,Original Article ,Haplorchis taichui - Abstract
The prevalence of liver and intestinal helminth infections, including Opisthorchis, Haplorchis, Phaneropsolus, hookworms, Enterobius, and Taenia, was surveyed in Khammouane province, Lao PDR. Fecal specimens were collected from 1,242 people (590 men and 652 women) in 3 Mekong riverside villages and were examined by the Kato-Katz thick smear technique. The overall helminth egg positive rate was 81.1%. The positive rate for small trematode eggs, including Opisthorchis viverrini, heterophyids, and lecithodendriids, was 81.1% and the positive rate for hookworms was 6.7%. To obtain adult worms, 35 people who were positive for small trematode eggs were treated with 20-30 mg/kg praziquantel and 10-15 mg/kg pyrantel pamoate, and then purged. Diarrheic stools were collected from 33 of these people and searched for helminth parasites using a stereomicroscope. Mixed infections with various helminths (Haplorchis taichui, Haplorchis yokogawai, Prosthodendrium molenkampi, Phaneropsolus bonnei, echinostomes, hookworms, Trichostrongylus spp., Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis, and/or Taenia saginata) were found. The total number of helminth specimens collected was 20,907 (approximately 634 per person). The most common species was H. taichui, followed by P. molenkampi, O. viverrini, P. bonnei, E. vermicularis, hookworms, and Trichostrongylus spp. These results show that diverse species of intestinal nematodes, trematodes, and cestodes are infecting humans in Khammouane province, Lao PDR.
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- 2009
36. Sympatric Distribution of Three Human Taenia Tapeworms Collected between 1935 and 2005 in Korea
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Han-Jong Rim, Kye-Heon Kim, Jong-Yil Chai, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Keeseon S. Eom, and Hyun Jong Yang
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Infectious Diseases ,biology ,business.industry ,Ecology ,Sympatric speciation ,Taenia ,Distribution (economics) ,Parasitology ,Erratum ,biology.organism_classification ,business - Published
- 2009
37. Sympatric Distribution of Three Human Taenia Tapeworms Collected between 1935 and 2005 in Korea
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Hyun Jong Yang, Han Jong Rim, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Jong-Yil Chai, Kyu Heon Kim, and Keeseon S. Eom
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Time Factors ,Molecular Sequence Data ,Zoology ,Intergenic region ,Taenia solium ,parasitic diseases ,DNA, Ribosomal Spacer ,medicine ,Taeniasis ,Helminths ,Animals ,Humans ,Internal transcribed spacer ,Phylogeny ,Korea ,biology ,Phylogenetic tree ,Base Sequence ,Taenia ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Cestode Infections ,Mitochondria ,Taenia asiatica ,medicine.drug_formulation_ingredient ,Infectious Diseases ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Cyclooxygenase 1 ,Parasitology ,Original Article - Abstract
Taeniasis has been known as one of the prevalent parasitic infections in Korea. Until recently, Taenia saginata had long been considered a dominant, and widely distributed species but epidemiological profiles of human Taenia species in Korea still remain unclear. In order to better understand distribution patterns of human Taenia tapeworms in Korea, partial nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial cox1 and ITS2 (internal transcribed spacer 2) were determined, along with morphological examinations, on 68 Taenia specimens obtained from university museum collections deposited since 1935. Genomic DNA was extracted from formalin-preserved specimens. Phylogenetic relationships among the genotypes (cox1 haplotype) detected in this study were inferred using the neighbor-joining method as a tree building method. Morphological and genetic analyses identified 3 specimens as T. solium, 51 specimens as T. asiatica, and 14 specimens as T. saginata. Our results indicate that all 3 Taenia tapeworms are sympatrically distributed in Korea with T. asiatica dominating over T. saginata and T. solium.
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- 2008
38. Fishborne trematode metacercariae detected in freshwater fish from Vientiane Municipality and Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR
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Soon Hyung Lee, Sithat Insisengmay, Woon Mok Sohn, Duk Young Min, Eui Hyug Hoang, Keeseon S. Eom, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, and Bounlay Phommasack
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Centrocestus formosanus ,Hampala ,biology ,Ecology ,Fishes ,Zoology ,Fresh Water ,Trematode Infections ,biology.organism_classification ,Cirrhinus molitorella ,Fish Diseases ,Infectious Diseases ,Laos ,Hypsibarbus wetmorei ,Freshwater fish ,Animals ,Parasitology ,Original Article ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Trematoda ,Haplorchis taichui - Abstract
Freshwater fish from Vientiane Municipality and Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR were examined by the muscle compression and artificial digestion methods to know the infection status with trematode metacercariae. In the fish from Savannakhet, 2 species of metacercariae, Opisthorchis viverrini and Haplorchis taichui, were detected. O. viverrini metacercariae were found in 6 species of fish, Puntius brevis, Hampala dispar, Esomus metallicus, Mystacoleucus marginatus, Puntioplites falcifer, and Cyclocheilichthys armatus. H. taichui metacercariae were detected in 3 species of fish, P. brevis, P. falcifer, and M. marginatus. In the fish from Vientiane, 4 species of metacercariae, O. viverrini, H. taichui, Haplorchis yokogawai, and Centrocestus formosanus, were detected. Among them, O. viverrini metacercariae were found in 7 species of fish, Onychostoma elongatum, C. armatus, H. dispar, P. brevis, Cyclocheilichthys repasson, Osteochilus hasseltii, and Hypsibarbus lagleri. The metacercariae of H. taichui were detected in 6 species of fish, C. repasson, O. elongatum, C. armatus, H. dispar, Labiobarbus leptocheila, and Cirrhinus molitorella. The metacercariae of H. yokogawai were found in 9 species of fish, C. repasson, O. elongatum, C. armatus, H. dispar, Labiobarbus leptocheila, O. hasseltii. C. molitorella, Hypsibarbus wetmorei, and H. lagleri. The metacercariae of C. formosanus were detected in 4 species of fish, C. repasson, P. brevis, O. hasseltii, and C. molitorella. From these results, it is confirmed that fishborne trematode metacercariae, i.e. O. viverrini, H. taichui, H. yokogawai and C. formosanus, are prevalent in various species of freshwater fish from Savannakhet Province and Vientiane Municipality, Lao PDR.
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- 2008
39. Centrocestus formosanus (Digenea: Heterophyidae) encysted in the freshwater fish, Puntius brevis, from Lao PDR
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Eun Hee Shin, Jae Lip Kim, Eun-Taek Han, Souvanny Phommakorn, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Bounthong Sengvilaykham
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Centrocestus formosanus ,biology ,Ecology ,Intermediate host ,Fishes ,Zoology ,Heterophyidae ,Trematode Infections ,biology.organism_classification ,Brief Communication ,Digenea ,Fish Diseases ,Infectious Diseases ,Excretory system ,Laos ,Freshwater fish ,Helminths ,Animals ,Parasitology ,Trematoda - Abstract
The metacercariae of Centrocestus formosanus, a minute intestinal trematode of mammals and birds, were detected in the freshwater fish, Puntius brevis, from Vientiane Municipality, Lao PDR. The metacercariae were experimentally fed to mice, and adult flukes were recovered in their small intestines 7 days later. The adult flukes were morphologically characterized by having 32 (rarely 34) circumoral spines arranged in 2 alternative rows, a large bipartite seminal vesicle, an oval-shaped ovary, and an X-shaped excretory bladder. Based on these characters, the adults were identified as Centrocestus formosanus (Nishigori, 1924). The taxonomic significance of C. formosanus, in relation to a closely related species, C. caninus (Leiper, 1913), is briefly discussed. It has been first verified by adult worm recovery that C. formosanus is prevalent in Vientiane areas of Lao PDR, taking the freshwater fish, P. brevis, as a second intermediate host.
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- 2008
40. Differential diagnosis of Trichostrongylus and hookworm eggs via PCR using ITS-1 sequence
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Jongweon Lee, Woon Mok Sohn, Jong Ho Lee, Seobo Sim, Keeseon S. Eom, Soon Hyung Lee, Duck Young Min, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Tai Soon Yong
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Veterinary medicine ,Ancylostoma ,Trichostrongylus ,Necator americanus ,Molecular Sequence Data ,Brief Communication ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,law.invention ,Ancylostomiasis ,Diagnosis, Differential ,law ,parasitic diseases ,DNA, Ribosomal Spacer ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Polymerase chain reaction ,Phylogeny ,biology ,Base Sequence ,Trichostrongylosis ,DNA, Protozoan ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Diseases ,Ancylostoma duodenale ,Trichostrongylus colubriformis ,Parasitology ,DNA, Intergenic ,Sequence Alignment - Abstract
Trichostrongylus eggs observed in cellophane-thick smears are difficult, in practice, to distinguish from hookworm eggs. In order to overcome these limitations, a molecular approach was conducted. A Trichostrongylus colubriformis adult worm was obtained from a human in Laos, which was identified morphologically. ITS-1 sequence of this worm was determined, and found to be most similar with that of T. colubriformis among the Trichostrongylus spp. reported so far. Then, this sequence was compared with those of human hookworm species, Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, and species-specific oligonucleotide primers were designed. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using these primers evidenced specifically amplified PCR products of Trichostrongylus sp., A. duodenale and N. americanus from the eggs of each (520 bp, 690 bp, and 870 bp, respectively). A species-specific PCR technique can be developed in order to study the epidemiology of Trichostrongylus spp. and hookworms in endemic areas.
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- 2007
41. A successful experience of soil-transmitted helminth control in the Republic of Korea
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Soon Hyung Lee, Sung-Tae Hong, Sun Huh, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, and Min-Ho Choi
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Ancylostomatoidea ,Veterinary medicine ,Sanitation ,Trichuris ,Nematoda ,Population ,Soil ,Environmental health ,Global health ,Helminths ,Animals ,Humans ,education ,Ascaris lumbricoides ,Nematode Infections ,education.field_of_study ,Korea ,biology ,Ascaris ,Antinematodal Agents ,Mini-Review ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Diseases ,Trichuris trichiura ,Parasitology - Abstract
Soil-transmitted helminths (STH), namely Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworms (Ancylostoma and Necator), present a global health problem to about a half of the earth's population. In the Republic of Korea, STH were highly prevalent and were considered a high priority target for national control. To promote the control, a non-governmental organization named Korea Association for Parasite Eradication (currently Korea Association of Health Promotion) was founded in 1964, and mass fecal examination followed by selective mass chemotherapy with anthelmintics was performed twice a year from 1969 to 1995 targeting whole nationwide schoolchildren. Meanwhile, decreasing patterns of national STH infections have been monitored by 7 times' quinquennial national surveys targeting general population. In 1971, the overall intestinal helminth egg positive rate was 84.3% (Ascaris 58.2%, Trichuris 65.4%, and hookworms 10.7%), which became 63.2% in 1976, 41.1% in 1981, 12.9% in 1986, 3.8% in 1992, 2.4% in 1997, and 4.3% (Ascaris 0.03%, Trichuris 0.02%, and hookworms 0%) in 2004. During the control period, national economy rapidly developed, and living standards including environment, sanitation, and agricultural technology greatly improved, which undoubtedly boosted the STH control effects. Our experience indicates that social driving force to establish an eligible national control system to conduct repeated mass chemotherapy, together with improvement of environment and sanitation, is important for initiating and achieving STH control in a developing community.
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- 2006
42. Correlation between sonographic findings and infection intensity in clonorchiasis
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Seung Yull Cho, Dongil Choi, Min-Ho Choi, Sung-Tae Hong, Zhuo Ji, Han Jong Rim, Moon Seok Choi, Kwang Seon Hong, and Zhimin Li
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pathology ,Adolescent ,Intrahepatic bile ducts ,Gastroenterology ,Severity of Illness Index ,Feces ,Predictive Value of Tests ,Virology ,Internal medicine ,Medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Medical history ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,Child ,Parasite Egg Count ,Ultrasonography, Interventional ,Aged ,Clonorchis sinensis ,Korea ,biology ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,Echogenicity ,Infant ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Infectious Diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Predictive value of tests ,Child, Preschool ,Clonorchiasis ,Abdomen ,Parasitology ,Female ,Bile Ducts ,business - Abstract
This prospective study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of sonography in terms of the intensity of Clonorchis sinensis infection. Total 1,384 residents were subjected to this study at an endemic area in China, in which a clonorchiasis control program had been performed. History taking, fecal examination, and sonography were performed, and 87.8% of the subjects were found to be egg positive. Sonography showed intrahepatic bile duct dilatation (IHDD) in 68.4% of the subjects, increased periductal echogenicity (IPDE) in 24.5%, and gallbladder sludge (GBS) in 20.8%. Moreover, the grades of these sonographic findings were higher in subjects with heavier infections as determined by egg counts. IHDD was found to be the most accurate sonographic indicator of any infection degree (76.3), whereas IPDE and GBS were useful only in cases of heavy infection. Subjective symptoms were found to be only poorly correlated with sonographic findings or infection intensity.
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- 2005
43. Mixed infections with Opisthorchis viverrini and intestinal flukes in residents of Vientiane Municipality and Saravane Province in Laos
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S.-M. Guk, Han-Jong Rim, Keeseon S. Eom, J.-H. Park, B. Phommmasack, D.-Y. Min, Woon-Mok Sohn, Eun Hee Shin, A. Lin, B. Insisiengmay, Eun-Taek Han, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, J.-L. Kim, and E.-H. Hwang
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Adolescent ,Rural Health ,Trematode Infections ,Opisthorchiasis ,Praziquantel ,Feces ,Food Parasitology ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Helminths ,Humans ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,Child ,Parasite Egg Count ,Aged ,Anthelmintics ,Centrocestus formosanus ,biology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Haplorchis ,Intestines ,Laos ,Child, Preschool ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Parasitology ,Female ,Trematoda ,Haplorchis taichui ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Faecal examinations for helminth eggs were performed on 1869 people from two riverside localities, Vientiane Municipality and Saravane Province, along the Mekong River, Laos. To obtain adult flukes, 42 people positive for small trematode eggs (Opisthorchis viverrini, heterophyid, or lecithodendriid eggs) were treated with a 20–30 mg kg−1 single dose of praziquantel and purged. Diarrhoeic stools were then collected from 36 people (18 in each area) and searched for helminth parasites using stereomicroscopes. Faecal examinations revealed positive rates for small trematode eggs of 53.3% and 70.8% (average 65.2%) in Vientiane and Saravane Province, respectively. Infections with O. viverrini and six species of intestinal flukes were found, namely, Haplorchistaichui, H. pumilio, H. yokogawai, Centrocestus caninus,Prosthodendrium molenkampi, and Phaneropsolus bonnei. The total number of flukes collected and the proportion of fluke species recovered were markedly different in the two localities; in Vientiane, 1041 O. viverrini (57.8 per person) and 615 others (34.2 per person), whereas in Saravane, 395 O. viverrini (21.9 per person) and 155207 others (8622.6 per person). Five people from Saravane harboured no O. viverrini but numerous heterophyid and/or lecithodendriid flukes. The results indicate that O. viverrini and several species of heterophyid and lecithodendriid flukes are endemic in these two riverside localities, and suggest that the intensity of infection and the relative proportion of fluke species vary by locality along the Mekong River basin.
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- 2005
44. Clonorchiasis: an update
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Han-Jong Rim
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Disease reservoir ,Pathology ,Endemic Diseases ,Helminthiasis ,Physiology ,Immunoglobulins ,Biology ,Host-Parasite Interactions ,Cholangiocarcinoma ,Epidemiology ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Disease Reservoirs ,Clonorchis sinensis ,Suppurative cholangitis ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Praziquantel ,Disease Models, Animal ,Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic ,Bile Duct Neoplasms ,Clonorchiasis ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Parasitology ,Trematoda ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Clonorchis sinensis,the Chinese or oriental liver fluke, is an important human parasite and is widely distributed in southern Korea, China (including Taiwan), Japan, northern Vietnam and the far eastern part of Russia. Clonorchiasis occurs in all parts of the world where there are Asian immigrants from endemic areas. The human and animal reservoir hosts (dogs, pigs, cats and rats) acquire the infection from the ingestion of raw fish containing infectious metacercariae. The first intermediate snail hosts are mainly species ofParafossarulusandBithynia. Numerous species of freshwater fish serve as the second intermediate hosts ofC. sinensis. Extensive studies of clonorchiasis during several decades in Japan, Korea, China and other countries have shown much progress in proving its morphological features including ultrastructure, biology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical manifestations and chemotherapy. The present review deals with mainly current results obtained on the epidemiological, pathological and clinical aspects, as well as control measures in endemic areas. As for the complications of clonorchiasis, formation of calculi in the intrahepatic biliary passages is one of the most characteristic pathological features. It is sometimes accompanied by suppurative cholangitis, cholecystitis, cholangiohepatitis and ultimately can cause cholangiocarcinoma. Experimental results on the relationship to the occurrence of cholangiocarcinoma are presented. Clinical diagnosis by radiological findings including cholangiography, sonography and computerized tomography as well as magnetic resonance imaging for biliary or pancreatic ducts are outlined. Current studies on immunology and molecular biology ofC. sinensiswere introduced. Praziquantel is the drug of choice for clonorchiasis. The most effective regimen is 25 mg kg−1three times daily (total dose, 75 mg kg−1) administered orally at 5- to 6-h intervals over a single day. Prevention and control measures are also discussed.
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- 2005
45. Prevalence of Heterophyes nocens and Pygydiopsis summa infections among residents of the western and southern coastal islands of the Republic of Korea
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Soon-Hyung Lee, Sang-Mee Guk, Kwang-Sun Hong, Han-Jong Rim, Eun-Taek Han, Jong-Yil Chai, Jae-Lip Kim, Eun Hee Shin, and Jae-Hwan Park
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Adult ,Male ,Veterinary medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Helminthiasis ,Trematode Infections ,Feces ,Virology ,parasitic diseases ,Pygidiopsis summa ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Animals ,Humans ,Child ,Heterophyidae ,Parasite Egg Count ,Heterophyes nocens ,Eggs per gram ,Aged ,Korea ,biology ,Geography ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Praziquantel ,Infectious Diseases ,Tropical medicine ,Parasitology ,Female ,Trematoda ,medicine.drug - Abstract
To determine the distribution and prevalence of heterophyid fluke infections on coastal islands of the Republic of Korea, fecal specimens were collected from 4,179 people residing on 45 islands in the West (Yellow) and South Seas and examined using the formalin-ether and Kato-Katz techniques. Eggs of Heterophyes nocens were found in 459 (11.0%) residents of 42 islands, with an average number of eggs per gram (epg) of feces of 79.6. Eggs of Pygidiopsis summa were found in 49 (1.2%) on 12 islands, with an average epg of 253.0. The egg-positive rate for H. nocens was the highest on Chungdo (32.6%), followed by Imchado (27.3%); P. summa was most prevalent on Imchado (15.2%). The majority (78.9% [362 of 549] of those infected with H. nocens and 81.6% [40 of 49] of those infected with P. summa) of those infected were adults more than 40 years old. Adult flukes of these species were recovered from residents of Imchado by treatment with praziquantel and purgation. Our results indicate that H. nocens and P. summa are indigenous to the southern and western coastal islands of the Republic of Korea.
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- 2004
46. Prevalence of intestinal parasite infections on a national scale among primary schoolchildren in Laos
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Bounlay Phommasack, Duk Young Min, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Cheong Ha Yun, Giovanni Deodato, Seung Yull Cho, Hanne Standgaard, Sung-Jong Hong, Keeseon S. Eom, Eui Hyug Hoang, and Woon Mok Sohn
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Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Helminthiasis ,Intestinal parasite ,medicine.disease_cause ,Feces ,parasitic diseases ,Parasite Egg Count ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Helminths ,Humans ,Opisthorchis viverrini ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,Child ,General Veterinary ,biology ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Laos ,Insect Science ,Immunology ,Trichuris trichiura ,Parasitology ,Female ,Ascaris lumbricoides ,Haplorchis taichui - Abstract
In order to investigate the epidemiological situation of intestinal parasite infections in Laos, parasitological surveys were carried out on a national scale including 17 provinces and the Vientiane Municipality. A total of 29,846 stool specimens were collected from primary schoolchildren from May 2000 to June 2002 and examined once with the cellophane thick smear technique. The cumulative egg positive rate for intestinal helminths was 61.9%. By species, the rate for Ascaris lumbricoides was 34.9%, hookworm 19.1%, Trichuris trichiura 25.8%, Opisthorchis viverrini 10.9%, Taenia spp. 0.6% and Hymenolepis spp. 0.2%. The northern mountainous regions such as Phongsaly, Huaphan or Saysomboune Province showed a higher prevalence (over 70%) of soil- transmitted helminths. The regions along the Mekong River such as Khammuane, Saravane or Savannakhet Province showed a higher prevalence (over 20%) of fish-borne parasites. On the other hand, Schistosoma mansoni eggs were detected in 1.7% of schoolchildren only in Champassak Province, a previously endemic area. The highest prevalence was noted in Phongsaly Province (96.0%) and the lowest in Bolikhamxay Province (27.5%). An additional small-scale survey by cellophane anal swab detected Enterobius vermicularis eggs in 35.7% of 451 schoolchildren aged 6-8 years in Khammuane, Vientiane, Champassak Province and the Vientiane Municipality. Meanwhile, the mean blood haemoglobin level of hookworm-infected children was not lower than that of children not infected with hookworm, suggesting that nutritional factors are more important than parasite infection per se. Nevertheless, the above results indicate that a nationwide parasite control project is necessary to reduce possible morbidity due to parasitic diseases in the country.
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- 2003
47. A survey of Brugia malayi infection on the Heugsan Islands, Korea
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Mi Jeng Park, Keon Hoon Lee, Hyung Ran Park, Kyun Jong Park, Kyeong Ae Yang, Soon Hyung Lee, Mi Ja Kim, Han Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Jongsoo Lee, and Sung Yil Choi
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Male ,Veterinary medicine ,Research methodology ,Population ,Elephantiasis ,Brief Communication ,Microfilaria ,Brugia malayi ,Filariasis ,Elephantiasis, Filarial ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Prevalence ,Animals ,Humans ,education ,Lymphatic filariasis ,Aged ,education.field_of_study ,Korea ,biology ,Geography ,Middle Aged ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Parasitology ,Female - Abstract
Lymphatic filariasis due to Brugia malayi infection was endemic in several areas of South Korea. The infection was controlled, or disappeared, in most areas, with the exception of the remote southwestern islands of Jeonranam-do, including the Heugsan Islands. To discover its current situation, a small-scale survey was performed on the Heugsan Islands in September 2000. A total of 378 people, 151 male and 227 female, living in 8 villages (6 on Daeheugsan-do, 1 on Daejang-do, and 1 on Yeongsan-do) were subjected to a night blood survey for microfilaremia, and physical examination for elephantiasis on the extremities. There were 6 (1.6%) microfilaria positive cases, all in females aged 57-72 years, and from only two villages of the Daeheugsan-do area. There were 4 patients with lower leg elephantiasis, but they showed no microfilaremia. The results show that a low-grade endemicity of filariasis remains on the Daeheugsan-do.
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- 2003
48. Control of clonorchiasis by repeated treatments with praziquantel
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Duk-Young Min, Zheng Feng, Jingxian Xu, Xueming Li, Sung-Tae Hong, Han-Jong Rim, and Soon-Hyung Lee
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Veterinary medicine ,China ,Endemic Diseases ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Drug Administration Schedule ,Praziquantel ,Infectious Diseases ,Repeated treatment ,Communicable Disease Control ,Clonorchiasis ,Parasite Egg Count ,Prevalence ,Medicine ,Humans ,Parasitology ,Original Article ,Endemic diseases ,Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic ,business ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The present study aimed to evaluate control efficacy of clonorchiasis by two schemes of repeated treatment with praziquantel at two endemic villages in China. Residents of one village at Guangxi Autonomous Region were treated and examined 6-monthly and of another at Liaoning Province 12-monthly. In residents that took 25 mg/kg x 3 (total 75 mg/kg) of praziquantel every 6 months for one year the egg positive rate showed a significant drop from 69.0% to 17.1%. In contrast, a group of same praziquantel medication once showed a slight marginal decrease in the egg rate from 18.9% to 12.2% after one year. Of 39 subjects examined 3 times, 56.4% were cured, 7.7% persistently positive, one (2.6%) reinfected after cure or newly infected, but 25.6% were persistently negative. The present finding suggests that 6-monthly medication with 75 mg/kg of praziquantel should effectively lower the prevalence but incomplete for control of clonorchiasis in heavy endemic areas.
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- 2001
49. Genotyping of Giardia lamblia isolates from humans in China and Korea using ribosomal DNA Sequences
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Duk Young Min, F. Zheng, Tai Soon Yong, Ui Wook Hwang, Y. Wang, Soon-Jung Park, Kyungwon Lee, H.-W. Yang, and Han-Jong Rim
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Giardiasis ,China ,Genotype ,Molecular Sequence Data ,Rodentia ,Biology ,medicine.disease_cause ,DNA, Ribosomal ,Polymerase Chain Reaction ,law.invention ,fluids and secretions ,Dogs ,law ,Phylogenetics ,RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ,parasitic diseases ,medicine ,Giardia lamblia ,Animals ,Humans ,Ribosomal DNA ,Genotyping ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Polymerase chain reaction ,Phylogeny ,Genetics ,Korea ,Phylogenetic tree ,Base Sequence ,Giardia ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,DNA, Protozoan ,biology.organism_classification ,16S ribosomal RNA ,digestive system diseases ,Parasitology ,Sequence Alignment ,RNA, Protozoan - Abstract
Genetic characterization of a total of 15 Giardia lamblia isolates, 8 from Anhui Province, China (all from purified cysts) and 7 from Seoul, Korea (2 from axenic cultures and 5 from purified cysts), was performed by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of a 295-bp region near the 5′ end of the small subunit ribosomal DNA (eukaryotic 16S rDNA). Phylogenetic analyses were subsequently conducted using sequence data obtained in this study, as well as sequences published from other Giardia isolates. The maximum parsimony method revealed that G. lamblia isolates from humans in China and Korea are divided into 2 major lineages, assemblages A and B. All 7 Korean isolates were grouped into assemblage A, whereas 4 Chinese isolates were grouped into assemblage A and 4 into assemblage B. Two Giardia microti isolates and 2 dog-derived Giardia isolates also grouped into assemblage B, whereas Giardia ardeae and Giardia muris were unique.
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- 2000
50. Neoplagioporus zacconis (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) from the intestine of the pale chub, Zacco platypus, in Korea
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Han-Jong Rim, Ki Hong Kim, and Jae Bum Cho
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Korea ,biology ,Zacco platypus ,Ovary (botany) ,Cyprinidae ,Zoology ,Anatomy ,Neoplagioporus ,biology.organism_classification ,Brief Communication ,Intestines ,Infectious Diseases ,parasitic diseases ,Animals ,Parasitology ,Trematoda ,Opecoelidae - Abstract
Neoplagioporus zacconis (Yamaguti, 1934) (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) was found from the intestine of the pale chub, Zacco platypus, for the first time in Korea. The worms were characterized morphologically by oval body shape, bipartited seminal vesicle, sinistrally located genital pore, and lobed ovary, and distinguished from the two other species of Neoplagioporous by body shape and distribution of vitelline follicles. The morphological characteristics, except the ovary, well corresponded to those of the previous descriptions. The morphological difference of the ovary was considered as a character of geographical phenotypic variation.
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- 1998
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