There have been some reports about the prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody among Koreans, and most of all data were taken from patients visiting hospitals. However, the epidemiological data of the community-based study in Korea are rare. This study was performed to evaluate the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among the inhabitants of the rural area Okcheon-gun, Korea. A total of 1,109 serum samples (499 males, 610 females) were examined for the IgG antibodies by ELISA. To set up the cut-off point for ELISA, we used a commercial latex agglutination (LA) kit. The sensitivity and specificity of ELISA against LA test were 89.5%, and 98.6% respectively. Among 1,109 sera, 6.9% showed seropositivity by ELISA. The positive rates of males and females were 6.0% and 7.2%, respectively. However, there were no significant differences between sexes. Comparing the age groups, the highest seropositive rate showed in the seventies or higher, and their rates had a tendency to increase with age (0.05 < p < 0.3). These results revealed that the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in rural inhabitants is similar to previous reports in Korea; however we need further investigation to clarify the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in the general population.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Molecular Detection of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Naturally Infected sheep, cow, and buffalo Milk Tuğçe Tuygun, Serbülent Yiğit, Elif Burcu Gençay Topçu, Şinasi Umur Acta Parasitologica.2025;[Epub] CrossRef
Clinical characteristics of toxoplasmosis patients in Korea: A retrospective study using health insurance review and assessment service data and electronic medical records Do-Won Ham, Bong-Kwang Jung, Ji-Hun Shin, Yong Joon Kim, Kyoung Yul Seo, Seung Mi Lee, Jae Hyoung Im, Jeong-Ran Kwon, Ho-Sung Lee, Kyung-Won Hwang, Eun-Hee Shin Parasites, Hosts and Diseases.2024; 62(4): 424. CrossRef
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among general population in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 10-Years single center experience Božo Šušak, Katarina Martinović, Sanja Jakovac, Jurica Arapović Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health.2023; 22: 101336. CrossRef
Epidemiology of Toxoplasmosis among the Pakistani Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Tehniat Shoukat, Usman Ayub Awan, Tahir Mahmood, Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Samia Wasif, Haroon Ahmed, Jianping Cao Pathogens.2022; 11(6): 675. CrossRef
Evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii infection in western Iran: seroepidemiology and risk factors analysis Morteza Mousavi-Hasanzadeh, Hossein Sarmadian, Reza Ghasemikhah, Mojtaba Didehdar, Maryam Shahdoust, Mahshid Maleki, Mahdieh Taheri Tropical Medicine and Health.2020;[Epub] CrossRef
Seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM among individuals who were referred to medical laboratories in Mazandaran province, northern Iran Mehdi Sharif, Ahmad Daryani, Zahra Ebrahimnejad, Shirzad Gholami, Ehsan Ahmadpour, Samaneh Borhani, Narges Lamsechi Journal of Infection and Public Health.2016; 9(1): 75. CrossRef
Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in mentally retarded patients in Iranian rehabilitation centers Behrouz Ezatpour, Mohammad Zibaie, Hessam Rahmati, Yadollah Pournia, Mehdi Azami, Farzad Ebrahimzadeh, Mozhgan Azadpour, Maryam Jamshidian Ghalesefidi Journal of Parasitic Diseases.2015; 39(1): 13. CrossRef
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the Iranian general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis Ahmad Daryani, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Mohsen Aarabi, Azadeh Mizani, Ehsan Ahmadpour, Azar Shokri, Mohammad-Taghi Rahimi, Mehdi Sharif Acta Tropica.2014; 137: 185. CrossRef
Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in France in 1998: Is there a difference between men and women? At what age do children become infected? H. Bellali, H. Pelloux, I. Villena, H. Fricker-Hidalgo, Y. Le Strat, V. Goulet Revue d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique.2013; 61(4): 311. CrossRef
Serologic Survey of Toxoplasmosis in Seoul and Jeju-do, and a Brief Review of Its Seroprevalence in Korea Hyemi Lim, Sang-Eun Lee, Bong-Kwang Jung, Min-Ki Kim, Mi Youn Lee, Ho-Woo Nam, Jong-Gyun Shin, Cheong-Ha Yun, Han-Ik Cho, Eun-Hee Shin, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2012; 50(4): 287. CrossRef
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology(FNAC) and Excisional Biopsy Results in Seropositive Toxoplasmic Lymphadenitis Jun Ho Park, Kyoung Kyu Lee, Young Min Lee, Hun Po Cho Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.2012; 23(2): 237. CrossRef
Frequency of Detection of Immunoglobulins ofToxoplasma gondii, Leptospiraspp., andBrucella abortusin Livestock/Farm and Abattoir Workers in Trinidad Abiodun Adesiyun, Mervyn Campbell, Saed Rahaman, Sham Bissessar, Alva Stewart-Johnson, Shakti Dookeran, Marquita Gittens-St. Hilaire Journal of Agromedicine.2011; 16(3): 200. CrossRef
Proteomic Analysis ofToxoplasma gondiiKI-1 Tachyzoites Si-Hwan Choi, Tae Yun Kim, Sung Goo Park, Guang-Ho Cha, Dae-Whan Shin, Jong-Yil Chai, Young-Ha Lee The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2010; 48(3): 195. CrossRef
A Case of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Following Tandem Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in a Multiple Myeloma Patient Kye-Hyung Kim, Kyoung-Ho Song, Jae Hyun Jeon, Wan Beom Park, Sang-Won Park, Hong Bin Kim, Nam Joong Kim, Inho Kim, Myoung-don Oh Infection and Chemotherapy.2010; 42(3): 181. CrossRef
Review of Zoonotic Parasites in Medical and Veterinary Fields in the Republic of Korea Heejeong Youn The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(Suppl): S133. CrossRef
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Characteristics of Seropositive Patients in General Hospitals in Daejeon, Korea Dae-Whan Shin, Dong-Yeub Cha, Quan Juan Hua, Guang-Ho Cha, Young-Ha Lee The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(2): 125. CrossRef
Genotyping of a Korean isolate of Toxoplasma gondii by multilocus PCR-RFLP and microsatellite analysis Juan-Hua Quan, Tae Yun Kim, In-Uk Choi, Young-Ha Lee The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2008; 46(2): 105. CrossRef
Seroepidemiological study of toxoplasmosis in intellectual disability children in rehabilitation centers of northern Iran M. Sharif, H. Ziaei, A. Daryani, A. Ajami Research in Developmental Disabilities.2007; 28(3): 219. CrossRef
Serological evidence for remarkably variable prevalence rates of Toxoplasma gondii in children of major residential areas in United Arab Emirates Y.A Abu-Zeid Acta Tropica.2002; 83(1): 63. CrossRef
First
Prev
