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.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Taenia asiatica: Mitochondrial signatures based analysis of an emerging public health threat in India Aman D. Moudgil, Anil K. Nehra, Pallavi Moudgil New Microbes and New Infections.2025; 63: 101562. CrossRef
Four Taeniasis saginata Cases Diagnosed at a University Hospital in Korea Eun Jeong Won, Ju Hyeon Shin, Yu Jeong Lee, Moon-Ju Kim, Seung Ji Kang, Sook In Jung, Soo Hyun Kim, Jong Hee Shin, Jong-Yil Chai, Sung-Shik Shin The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2019; 57(3): 313. CrossRef
Ten Cases of Taenia saginata Infection Confirmed by Analysis of the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 rDNA Region in the Republic of Korea Su-Min Song, Hae Soo Yun, Dorene VanBik, Hyun-Ha Chang, Sang-Ah Lee, Shin-Woo Kim, Namhee Ryoo, Dong Yeub Eun, Nan Young Lee, Youn-Kyoung Goo, Yeonchul Hong, Meesun Ock, Hee-Jae Cha, Dong-Il Chung The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2019; 57(4): 417. CrossRef
Historical Details about the Meat Consumption and Taeniases in Joseon Period of Korea Dong Hoon Shin, Jong-Yil Chai, Jong Ha Hong, Min Seo The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2017; 55(4): 457. CrossRef
Immunology ofTaenia soliumtaeniasis and human cysticercosis H. H. Garcia, S. Rodriguez, J. S. Friedland Parasite Immunology.2014; 36(8): 388. CrossRef
Four Cases of Taenia saginata Infection with an Analysis of COX1 Gene Jaeeun Cho, Bong-Kwang Jung, Hyemi Lim, Min-Jae Kim, Thanapon Yooyen, Dongmin Lee, Keeseon S. Eom, Eun-Hee Shin, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2014; 52(1): 79. CrossRef
Evolution, molecular epidemiology and perspectives on the research of taeniid parasites with special emphasis on Taenia solium Raúl J. Bobes, Gladis Fragoso, Agnès Fleury, Martín García-Varela, Edda Sciutto, Carlos Larralde, Juan P. Laclette Infection, Genetics and Evolution.2014; 23: 150. CrossRef
Taenia asiatica: left out by globalisation? María Teresa Galán-Puchades, Màrius V. Fuentes Trends in Parasitology.2014; 30(2): 54. CrossRef
Epidemiology and genetic diversity of Taenia asiatica: a systematic review Anita Ale, Bjorn Victor, Nicolas Praet, Sarah Gabriël, Niko Speybroeck, Pierre Dorny, Brecht Devleesschauwer Parasites & Vectors.2014;[Epub] CrossRef
State of the Art of Taenia solium as Compared to Taenia asiatica Ana Flisser The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2013; 51(1): 43. CrossRef
Taenia asiatica: the Most Neglected Human Taenia and the Possibility of Cysticercosis M. Teresa Galán-Puchades, Mario V. Fuentes The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2013; 51(1): 51. CrossRef
Molecular Approaches to Taenia asiatica Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Keeseon S. Eom The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2013; 51(1): 1. CrossRef
Human Taeniasis in the Republic of Korea: Hidden or Gone? Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2013; 51(1): 9. CrossRef
Clinical Update on Parasitic Diseases Min Seo Korean Journal of Medicine.2013; 85(5): 469. CrossRef
Zoonoses for Pig Farmers in Rural Communities in Korea Kwan Lee, Hyun-Sul Lim, Young-Sun Min, Byoung-Seok Kim The Korean Journal of Community Living Science.2012; 23(4): 383. CrossRef
State-of-the-art Echinococcus and Taenia: Phylogenetic taxonomy of human-pathogenic tapeworms and its application to molecular diagnosis Minoru Nakao, Tetsuya Yanagida, Munehiro Okamoto, Jenny Knapp, Agathe Nkouawa, Yasuhito Sako, Akira Ito Infection, Genetics and Evolution.2010; 10(4): 444. CrossRef
High Prevalence of Haplorchis taichui, Phaneropsolus molenkampi, and Other Helminth Infections among People in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR Jong-Yil Chai, Eun-Taek Han, Eun-Hee Shin, Woon-Mok Sohn, Tai-Soon Yong, Keeseon S. Eom, Duk-Young Min, Jin-Young Um, Min-Sung Park, Eui-Hyug Hoang, Bounlay Phommasack, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Soon-Hyung Lee, Han-Jong Rim The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(3): 243. CrossRef
Geographical Distribution of Taenia asiatica and Related Species Keeseon S. Eom, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Han-Jong Rim The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(Suppl): S115. CrossRef
In endemic areas of Taenia tapeworms in Korea, most of the reports showed that T. saginata was dominant over T. solium, but eating pigs is the dominant habit over eating cattle. Why do they have more T. saginata despite lower consumption of beef? This problem actually has long been recognized but until recently there has been no intensive trial to give a scientific explanation on this epidemiological enigma. By summing up the data published between the years 1963 and 1999, the ratio of armed versus unarmed tapeworms in humans was estimated at approximately 1:5. The ratio of pig-eaters versus cattle-eaters, however, was approximately 5:1. This inconsistency could be explained with the recently described T. asiatica, which infects humans through the eating of pig's viscera. We re-evaluate the importance of the consumption of visceral organ of pigs, leading us to an improved epidemiological understanding of the T. asiatica infection together with co-existing T. saginata and T. solium in Korea.
Citations
Citations to this article as recorded by
Zoonotic Taenia infections with focus on cysticercosis due to Taenia solium in swine and humans Fela Mendlovic, Agnes Fleury, Ana Flisser Research in Veterinary Science.2021; 134: 69. CrossRef
Current situation of human Taenia asiatica taeniosis in Japan Hiroshi Yamasaki, Yasuyuki Morishima, Hiromu Sugiyama, Munehiro Okamoto Parasitology International.2021; 83: 102340. CrossRef
Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia Ramon M. Eichenberger, Lian F. Thomas, Sarah Gabriël, Branco Bobić, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Lucy J. Robertson, Anastasios Saratsis, Paul R. Torgerson, Uffe C. Braae, Veronique Dermauw, Pierre Dorny Parasites & Vectors.2020;[Epub] CrossRef
A co-infection case report of Taenia saginata in a patient with subclinical clonorchiasis confirmed by the combination of diagnostic tools Ju Hyeon Shin, Eun Jeong Won, Jee Seung Jung, Kyung-Hwa Park, Kwang Il Nam, Soo Hyun Kim, Jong Hee Shin BMC Infectious Diseases.2019;[Epub] CrossRef
Four Taeniasis saginata Cases Diagnosed at a University Hospital in Korea Eun Jeong Won, Ju Hyeon Shin, Yu Jeong Lee, Moon-Ju Kim, Seung Ji Kang, Sook In Jung, Soo Hyun Kim, Jong Hee Shin, Jong-Yil Chai, Sung-Shik Shin The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2019; 57(3): 313. CrossRef
Risk factors associated with taeniosis-cysticercosis in rural farming communities in Gauteng Province, South Africa A. M. Tsotetsi-Khambule, S. Njiro, T. C. Katsande, L. J. S Harrison Tropical Animal Health and Production.2018; 50(8): 1951. CrossRef
Historical Details about the Meat Consumption and Taeniases in Joseon Period of Korea Dong Hoon Shin, Jong-Yil Chai, Jong Ha Hong, Min Seo The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2017; 55(4): 457. CrossRef
Epidemiology and genetic diversity of Taenia asiatica: a systematic review Anita Ale, Bjorn Victor, Nicolas Praet, Sarah Gabriël, Niko Speybroeck, Pierre Dorny, Brecht Devleesschauwer Parasites & Vectors.2014;[Epub] CrossRef
Four Cases of Taenia saginata Infection with an Analysis of COX1 Gene Jaeeun Cho, Bong-Kwang Jung, Hyemi Lim, Min-Jae Kim, Thanapon Yooyen, Dongmin Lee, Keeseon S. Eom, Eun-Hee Shin, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2014; 52(1): 79. CrossRef
Paleoparasitological Studies on Mummies of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea Min Seo, Adauto Araujo, Karl Reinhard, Jong Yil Chai, Dong Hoon Shin The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2014; 52(3): 235. CrossRef
Genes encoding homologous antigens in taeniid cestode parasites Charles Gauci, Marshall W. Lightowlers Bioengineered.2013; 4(3): 168. CrossRef
Human Taeniasis in the Republic of Korea: Hidden or Gone? Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2013; 51(1): 9. CrossRef
Historical Overview of Taenia asiatica in Taiwan Hong Kean Ooi, Chau-Mei Ho, Wen-Cheng Chung The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2013; 51(1): 31. CrossRef
Discovery of Taeniid Eggs from A 17th Century Tomb in Korea Hye-Jung Lee, Dong-Hoon Shin, Min Seo The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2011; 49(3): 327. CrossRef
Anti-oxidant activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase enzymes in skeletal muscles from slaughter cattle infected with Taenia saginata Joanna Łuszczak, Marta Ziaja-Sołtys, Jolanta Rzymowska Experimental Parasitology.2011; 128(2): 163. CrossRef
Differential diagnosis of Taenia asiatica using multiplex PCR Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Jong-Yil Chai, Yoon Kong, Jitra Waikagul, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay, Han-Jong Rim, Keeseon S. Eom Experimental Parasitology.2009; 121(2): 151. CrossRef
Geographical Distribution of Taenia asiatica and Related Species Keeseon S. Eom, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Han-Jong Rim The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(Suppl): S115. CrossRef
Immunoblot Patterns of Taenia asiatica Taeniasis Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Keeseon S. Eom The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(1): 73. CrossRef
Emerging food-borne parasites P. Dorny, N. Praet, N. Deckers, S. Gabriel Veterinary Parasitology.2009; 163(3): 196. CrossRef
Sympatric Distribution of Three Human Taenia Tapeworms Collected between 1935 and 2005 in Korea Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Kyu-Heon Kim, Jong-Yil Chai, Hyun-Jong Yang, Han-Jong Rim, Keeseon S Eom The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2008; 46(4): 235. CrossRef
What is Asian Taenia? Keeseon S. Eom Parasitology International.2006; 55: S137. CrossRef
Brief historical remarks as an introduction for the international symposium on taeniasis/cysticercosis and echinococcosis Akira Ito Parasitology International.2006; 55: S3. CrossRef
Development of Taenia asiatica cysticerci to infective stage and adult stage in Mongolian gerbils S.L. Chang, H.K. Ooi, N. Nonaka, M. Kamiya, Y. Oku Journal of Helminthology.2006; 80(3): 219. CrossRef
Development of Taenia saginata asiatica metacestodes in SCID mice and its infectivity in human and alternative definitive hosts S. L. Chang, N. Nonaka, M. Kamiya, Y. Kanai, H. K. Ooi, W. C. Chung, Y. Oku Parasitology Research.2005; 96(2): 95. CrossRef
Differential diagnosis of Taenia saginata and Taenia saginata asiatica taeniasis through PCR Luis Miguel González, Estrella Montero, Nimit Morakote, Sabino Puente, Jose Luis Díaz De Tuesta, Teresa Serra, Rogelio López-Velez, Donald P McManus, Leslie J.S Harrison, R.Michael E Parkhouse, Teresa Gárate Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease.2004; 49(3): 183. CrossRef
Cysticercosis/Taeniasis in Asia and the Pacific Akira Ito, Toni Wandra, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Minoru Nakao, Yasuhito Sako, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Sri S. Margono, Thomas Suroso, Charles Gauci, Marshall W. Lightowlers Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.2004; 4(2): 95. CrossRef
Portrait of Human Tapeworms Ana Flisser, Ana-Elena Viniegra, Laura Aguilar-Vega, Adriana Garza-Rodriguez, Pablo Maravilla, Guillermina Avila Journal of Parasitology.2004; 90(4): 914. CrossRef
Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis in Asia: epidemiology, impact and issues Vedantam Rajshekhar, Durga Dutt Joshi, Nguyen Quoc Doanh, Nguyen van De, Zhou Xiaonong Acta Tropica.2003; 87(1): 53. CrossRef
Multiple genotypes of Taenia solium—ramifications for diagnosis, treatment and control Akira Ito, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Minoru Nakao, Yasuhito Sako, Munehiro Okamoto, Marcello O. Sato, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Sri S. Margono, Takashi Ikejima, Ayub A. Kassuku, Sonia M.S. Afonso, Washington Benitez Ortiz, Agustin Plancarte, Andre Zoli, Stanny Geerts, Phi Acta Tropica.2003; 87(1): 95. CrossRef
First
Prev
