In order to evaluate the pathogenicity of Korean strains of Trichomonas vaginalis, an experimental inoculation of T.
vaginalis into mouse peritoneal cavity was performed.
Fifteen strains of T. vaginalis were selected from 53 infected cases and were cultured axenically in Roiron-Rattner medium at 37C for 48 hours. Each strain, at the dose of 0.5 ml of 1x10(6)/ml trichomonads, was inoculated intraperitoneally to a group of 10 mice, respectively. A total of 15 groups, consisted of 150 mice, were sacrificed on the 8th day of inoculation, and then they were thoroughly examined for the detection of the lesion.
The results obtained in present study were summarized as follows: Prior to inoculation, the positive rates in 2 kinds of media cultivating T. vaginalis were compared. In Johnson's CPLM medium, 65 percent of positive rate was obtained, and 94.2 percent of positive rate, the better result, was shown in the culture of Roiron-Rattner medium.
Overall death rate of 150 inoculated mice was 7.3 percent (range 0-40 percent), and 7 strains (46.7 percent) out of 15 inoculated strains were proved as fatal strain. The intraperitoneal lesions produced by the inoculation of T.
vaginalis were observed in the liver (20 percent), intestinal wall and mesentery (14 percent), peritoneal wall (9.3 percent), wall of the stomach (6.0 percent), and the spleen (5.3 percent) of 150 inoculated mice. Occasionally, the lesions were also found in the pancreas and wall of the urinary bladder. In 11.3 percent of inoculated mice, purulent ascites with living trichomonads could be seen.
Thirteen strains (86.7 percent) out of the 15 inoculated strains produced the T. vaginalis-associated pathological lesions. On the histopathological investigation of those lesions, intraperitoneal inoculation was characterzed by a necrotizing granulomatous inflammation, i.e., acutely necrotizing process with areas of encircling granuloma formation. Numerous free lying trichomonads were seen along the expanding margin of the lesion. Where there were free trichomonads, the reaction was usually of necrotizing. And these organisms directly eroded the vascular wall and often provoked thrombosis. From the above findings, it is considered that the Korean strains of T. vaginalis are highly pathogenic.
This study was undertaken to estimate the reinfection incidence of Ascaris lumbricoides after biannual blanket mass chemotherapy and to figure out the characteristic seasonal fluctuation pattern in a Korean rural village. A total of 612 residents from 4 Ri's of Hwasung Gun, Kyunggi Do, Korea was selected and divided into 6 groups according to hamlets, each of which consisted of about 100 inhabitants. Each group received blanket biannual mass chemotherapy with 10 mg/kg of pyrantel pamoate respectively in each month, during the period from April 1977 to September 1978 (Group A-April and October 1977 and April 1978, Group B-May and November 1977 and May l978, and so on). Beforehand Ascaris infection status was evaluated by examining eggs and worms expelled exactly after the first mass chemotherapy checked during the first 6 months and the reinfection incidences were estimated in follow-up examinations during next l2 months by the above two kinds of methods and by detection of young Ascaris positive cases.
Young Ascaris was defined as worm shorter than l3 cm and lighter than 500 mg and considered to have introduced to human host during the period from the previous 2 months to 2 weeks. The results were summarized as follows: Beforehand infection rate with Ascaris were 42.3 percent (34.4-50.6 percent by group) by egg detection and 46.2 percent (36.2-51.9 percent by group) by worm detection methods in average. Number of worms per infected case was 2.7 (1.5-4.2 by group) in average. Reinfection rates estimated by egg detection ranged from 8.0 to 3l.5 percent (l6.9 percent in average) in the first follow-up period and from 14.0 to 20.0 percent (l7.5 percent in average) in the second follow-up.
Seasonal fluctuation was found marked and there were roughly two peaks, of which the larger appeared from February to March and the smaller from August to September. Reinfection rates by worm detection method ranged from 20.6 to 34.9 percent(25.7 percent in average) and from 14.3 to 21.9 percent (19.6 percent in average) in respective follow-up examinations. Seasonal fluctuation was also observed and the peak incidence appeared one month earlier than those made by egg positive conversion. Number of worms per infected case decreased to 1.6 in average in both follow-up. Young Ascaris detection rates ranged from 6.0 to 12.9 percent (9.4 percent in average) and from 2.3 to 5.8 percent (3.8 percent in average) in respective follow-up. Seasonal fluctuation was also observed. From January to February, the positive rates were up to 12.9 percent and 12.7 percent respectively, which formed the higher peak. Lower one was observed during July to August. From the above results, the actual time of Ascaris reinfection were November to December for the higher peak and May to June for the lower one in Korean population.
Pickled vegetable was suggested as a most probable source of Ascaris reinfection during late autumn to winter season.
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