The Korean Journal of Parasitology (KJP)

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the β-tubulin gene family of Ascaris lumbricoides and their potential role in benzimidazole resistance: a systematic review

Teniel Ramkhelawan, Pragalathan Naidoo, Zilungile L. Mkhize-Kwitshana

Frontiers in Tropical Diseases.2024;[Epub] CrossRef

A positive consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: how the counterfactual experience of school closures is accelerating a multisectoral response to the treatment of neglected tropical diseases

Donald A. P. Bundy, Linda Schultz, Manos Antoninis, Fatoumata B. M. Barry, Carmen Burbano, Kevin Croke, Lesley Drake, John Gyapong, Carol Karutu, Jimmy Kihara, Mouhamadou Moustapha Lo, Prerna Makkar, Charles Mwandawiro, Suzy J. Ossipow, Ana Ramos Bento, D

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.2023;[Epub] CrossRef

Status of Helminthic Infections in Residents around River Basins in the Republic of Korea for 10 Years (2011-2020)

Myoung-Ro Lee, Hee-Eun Shin, Seon-Ok Back, Young-Ju Lee, Hee-Il Lee, Jung-Won Ju

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2022; 60(3): 187. CrossRef

Relationship between Clonorchis sinensis Infection and Cholangiocarcinoma in Korea

Hwa Sun Kim, Ho-Woo Nam, Hye-Jin Ahn, Dongjae Kim, Yeong Hoon Kim

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2022; 60(4): 261. CrossRef

Utility of an Automatic Vision-Based Examination System (AVE-562) for the Detection of Clonorchis sinensis Eggs in Stool

Yu Jeong Lee, Eun Jeong Won, Young-Chang Cho, Soo Hyun Kim, Myung Geun Shin, Jong Hee Shin

Annals of Laboratory Medicine.2021; 41(2): 221. CrossRef

Historical analysis of inverse correlation between soil-transmitted helminthiasis and pancreatic cancer

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings.2021; 34(2): 250. CrossRef

The control of soil-transmitted helminthiases in the Philippines: the story continues

Mary Lorraine S. Mationg, Veronica L. Tallo, Gail M. Williams, Catherine A. Gordon, Archie C. A. Clements, Donald P. McManus, Darren J. Gray

Infectious Diseases of Poverty.2021;[Epub] CrossRef

Multi-intervention integrated deworming strategy for sustained control of soil-transmitted helminths infections: a case study in Jiangsu Province, China

Fan-Zhen Mao, Yu-Ying Chen, Xiang-Zhen Xu, Bi-Xian Ni, Xiao-Lin Jin, Yang Dai, Jun Cao

Infectious Diseases of Poverty.2021;[Epub] CrossRef

The prevalence of soil transmitted helminth infections in minority indigenous populations of South-East Asia and the Western Pacific Region: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Beth Gilmour, Kefyalew Addis Alene, Archie C. A. Clements, Pablo Maravilla

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2021; 15(11): e0009890. CrossRef

Epidemiological insights from a large-scale investigation of intestinal helminths in Medieval Europe

Patrik G. Flammer, Hannah Ryan, Stephen G. Preston, Sylvia Warren, Renáta Přichystalová, Rainer Weiss, Valerie Palmowski, Sonja Boschert, Katarina Fellgiebel, Isabelle Jasch-Boley, Madita-Sophie Kairies, Ernst Rümmele, Dirk Rieger, Beate Schmid, Ben Reeve

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2020; 14(8): e0008600. CrossRef

A new Korean Research Investment for Global Health Technology (RIGHT) Fund to advance innovative neglected-disease technologies

Peter J. Hotez, Kim Bush, Andrin Oswald, Glenn Rockman, In-taek Lim, Youngmee Jee, Chang Jin Moon, Jerome H. Kim, Younbeen Kim, Joseph M. Vinetz

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2020; 14(9): e0007956. CrossRef

Review of Successful Control of Parasitic Infections in Korea

Infection & Chemotherapy.2020; 52(3): 427. CrossRef

A first nation-wide assessment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Fijian primary schools, and factors associated with the infection, using a lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment survey as surveillance platform

Sung Hye Kim, J. Russell Stothard, Milika Rinamalo, Meleresita Rainima-Qaniuci, Nemani Talemaitoga, Mike Kama, Eric Rafai, Seoyun Jang, Ji Young Kim, Yoo Min Oh, Eun-Min Kim, Sung-Tae Hong, John H. Lowry, Jaco J. Verweij, Louise A. Kelly-Hope, Min-Ho Choi

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2020; 14(9): e0008511. CrossRef

A retrospective administrative database analysis of the association between clonorchiasis or helminthiasis and the development of cholelithiasis

Chien-Hua Chen, Cheng-Li Lin, Chung Y. Hsu, Chia-Hung Kao

Current Medical Research and Opinion.2019; 35(3): 489. CrossRef

A Clonorchiasis Case of a Leopard Cat, Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus, Diagnosed by Ultrasonography and Egg Detection in Republic of Korea

Seongjun Choe, Dong-Hyuk Jeong, Jeong-Jin Yang, Jeongho Kim, Ki-Jeong Na, Dongmin Lee, Hansol Park, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Keeseon S. Eom

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2019; 57(3): 299. CrossRef

Reassessment of the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Sri Lanka to enable a more focused control programme: a cross-sectional national school survey with spatial modelling

Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Sharmini Gunawardena, Nipul Kithsiri Gunawardena, Devika Iddawela, Selvam Kannathasan, Arumugam Murugananthan, Channa Yahathugoda, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Peter John Diggle, Nilanthi de Silva

The Lancet Global Health.2019; 7(9): e1237. CrossRef

Whatever happened to China’s neglected tropical diseases?

Infectious Diseases of Poverty.2019;[Epub] CrossRef

The Geshiyaro Project: a study protocol for developing a scalable model of interventions for moving towards the interruption of the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths and schistosome infections in the Wolaita zone of Ethiopia

Kalkidan Mekete, Alison Ower, Julia Dunn, Heven Sime, Gemechu Tadesse, Ebba Abate, Nebiyu Nigussu, Fikreselasie Seife, Emily McNaughton, Roy Malcolm Anderson, Anna Elizabeth Phillips

Helminthiases in North Korea: a neglected public health challenge

Pathogens and Global Health.2019; 113(6): 256. CrossRef

Parasitic infections and medical expenses according to Health Insurance Review Assessment claims data in South Korea, 2011–2018

Ju Yeong Kim, Myung-hee Yi, Tai-Soon Yong, Guilherme L. Werneck

Peripheral Eosinophilia and Clinico-radiological Characteristics among Health Screening Program Recipients

Tae Yun Park, Jae-Woo Jung, Ju Young Jang, Jae Chol Choi, Jong Wook Shin, In Won Park, Byoung Whui Choi, Jae Yeol Kim

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases.2018; 81(2): 156. CrossRef

In Vivo Endoscopic Removal of Ancylostoma duodenale in a Patient with Abdominal Pain

Soo-Young Na, Heung Up Kim, Young Ree Kim, Seung Uk Jeong, Sun-Jin Boo, Hyun Joo Song, Eun Kwang Choi, Byung-Cheol Song

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research.2018; 18(1): 61. CrossRef

Efficacy and tolerability of triple drug therapy with albendazole, pyrantel pamoate, and oxantel pamoate compared with albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, pyrantel pamoate plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole plus pyrantel pamoate and oxantel pamoate again

Wendelin Moser, Somphou Sayasone, Syda Xayavong, Bangon Bounheuang, Maxim Puchkov, Jörg Huwyler, Jan Hattendorf, Jennifer Keiser

The Lancet Infectious Diseases.2018; 18(7): 729. CrossRef

Preventive Chemotherapy in the Fight against Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis: Achievements and Limitations

Jessica D. Schulz, Wendelin Moser, Eveline Hürlimann, Jennifer Keiser

Trends in Parasitology.2018; 34(7): 590. CrossRef

Infections of Soil-Transmitted Helminth in Refugees from North Korea

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2018; 56(3): 291. CrossRef

Toward the 2020 goal of soil-transmitted helminthiasis control and elimination

Sören L. Becker, Harvy Joy Liwanag, Jedidiah S. Snyder, Oladele Akogun, Vicente Belizario., Matthew C. Freeman, Theresa W. Gyorkos, Rubina Imtiaz, Jennifer Keiser, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Bruno Levecke, Charles Mwandawiro, Rachel L. Pullan, David G. Addiss

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2018; 12(8): e0006606. CrossRef

Survey on Intestinal Helminthic Infection Status of Students in Two Counties, Hadong-gun and Goseong-gun, Korea

Young Yil Bahk, Yun-Kyu Park, Byoung-Kuk Na, Woon-Mok Sohn, Sung-Jong Hong, Jong-Yil Chai, Tong-Soo Kim

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2018; 56(4): 335. CrossRef

Defining stopping criteria for ending randomized clinical trials that investigate the interruption of transmission of soil-transmitted helminths employing mass drug administration

Marleen Werkman, Jaspreet Toor, Carolin Vegvari, James E. Wright, James E. Truscott, Kristjana H. Ásbjörnsdóttir, Arianna Rubin Means, Judd L. Walson, Roy M. Anderson, Peter Steinmann

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2018; 12(10): e0006864. CrossRef

Prevention and Control Strategies for Parasitic Infections in the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Young Yil Bahk, Eun-Hee Shin, Shin-Hyeong Cho, Jung-Won Ju, Jong-Yil Chai, Tong-Soo Kim

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2018; 56(5): 401. CrossRef

Infections with Digenean Trematode Metacercariae in Two Invasive Alien Fish, Micropterus salmoides and Lepomis macrochirus, in Two Rivers in Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea

Seongjun Choe, Hansol Park, Dongmin Lee, Yeseul Kang, Hyeong-Kyu Jeon, Keeseon S. Eom

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2018; 56(5): 509. CrossRef

Elimination of soil-transmitted helminthiasis infection in Bangladesh: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding mass drug administration

Tilak Chandra Nath, Retna Siwi Padmawati, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Shobhan Das, Elsa Herdiana Murhandarwati

Journal of Global Health Reports.2018;[Epub] CrossRef

Elimination of soil-transmitted helminthiasis infection in Bangladesh: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding mass drug administration

Tilak Chandra Nath, Retna Siwi Padmawati, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Shobhan Das, Elsa Herdiana Murhandarwati

Journal of Global Health Reports.2018;[Epub] CrossRef

A new method for estimating the prevalence of clonorchiasis in Korea

Jin-Young Jeong, Jin Yong Lee, Byung-Suk Chung, Younghyun Choi, Allison Baer Alley, Hyun Joo Kim

Trichuris trichiura Infection in North Korean Defector Resulted in Chronic Abdominal Pain and Growth Retardation

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology.2017; 69(4): 243. CrossRef

Significance of Serology by Multi-Antigen ELISA for Tissue Helminthiases in Korea

Yan Jin, Eun-Min Kim, Min-Ho Choi, Myoung-don Oh, Sung-Tae Hong

Journal of Korean Medical Science.2017; 32(7): 1118. CrossRef

Prospects for elimination of soil-transmitted helminths

Kristjana H. Ásbjörnsdóttir, Arianna R. Means, Marleen Werkman, Judd L. Walson

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases.2017; 30(5): 482. CrossRef

Identifying Helminth Infections via Routine Fecal Parasitological Examinations in Korea

Goh Eun Chung, Changhyun Lee, Jong In Yang, Seung Ho Choi, Joo Sung Kim, Jeong Yoon Yim, Hae Yeon Kang, Su Jin Chung, Min-Sun Kwak

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2017; 97(3): 888. CrossRef

Geohelminths distribution as affected by soil properties, physicochemical factors and climate in Sharkyia governorate Egypt

Samia E. Etewa, Sara A. Abdel-Rahman, Naglaa F. Abd El-Aal, Ghada M. Fathy, Mahmoud A. El-Shafey, A. M. G. Ewis

Journal of Parasitic Diseases.2016; 40(2): 496. CrossRef

Prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis Infection among Residents along 5 Major Rivers in the Republic of Korea

Young-Il Jeong, Hee-Eun Shin, Sang-Eun Lee, Hyeng-Il Cheun, Jung-Won Ju, Jung-Yeon Kim, Mi Yeoun Park, Shin-Hyeong Cho

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2016; 54(2): 215. CrossRef

A Social History of Ascariasis in the 1960s Korea : From a Norm to a Shameful Disease*

Korean Journal of Medical History.2016; 25(2): 167. CrossRef

Alex Loukas, Peter J. Hotez, David Diemert, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, James S. McCarthy, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, John Croese, Jeffrey M. Bethony

Nature Reviews Disease Primers.2016;[Epub] CrossRef

Effect of Mass Stool Examination and Mass Treatment For Decreasing Intestinal Helminth and Protozoan Infection Rates in Bolivian Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Takao Asai, Claudia Còrdova Vidal, Wilma Strauss, Toshikazu Ikoma, Kazuo Endoh, Masaharu Yamamoto, Alyssa E. Barry

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2016; 10(12): e0005147. CrossRef

Historical Overview of Community Health Practitioners in Korea

Global feasibility assessment of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths: a statistical modelling study

Simon J Brooker, Birgit Nikolay, Dina Balabanova, Rachel L Pullan

The Lancet Infectious Diseases.2015; 15(8): 941. CrossRef

Who Neglects Neglected Tropical Diseases? - Korean Perspective

Journal of Korean Medical Science.2015; 30(Suppl 2): S122. CrossRef

Interrupting transmission of soil-transmitted helminths: a study protocol for cluster randomised trials evaluating alternative treatment strategies and delivery systems in Kenya

Simon J Brooker, Charles S Mwandawiro, Katherine E Halliday, Sammy M Njenga, Carlos Mcharo, Paul M Gichuki, Beatrice Wasunna, Jimmy H Kihara, Doris Njomo, Dorcas Alusala, Athuman Chiguzo, Hugo C Turner, Caroline Teti, Claire Gwayi-Chore, Birgit Nikolay, J

Infectious disease and health systems modelling for local decision making to control neglected tropical diseases

T Deirdre Hollingsworth, Ivor Langley, D James Nokes, Eleanor E Macpherson, Gerry McGivern, Emily R Adams, Moses J Bockarie, Kevin Mortimer, Lisa J Reimer, Bertie Squire, Stephen J Torr, Graham F Medley

Control of clonorchiasis in Korea: effectiveness of health education for community leaders and individuals in an endemic area

Jin‐Kyoung Oh, Min Kyung Lim, E. Hwa Yun, Heeyoun Cho, Eun Young Park, Min‐Ho Choi, Hai‐Rim Shin, Sung‐Tae Hong

Tropical Medicine & International Health.2014; 19(9): 1096. CrossRef

Controlling Soil-Transmitted Helminths: Time to Think Inside the Box?

Journal of Parasitology.2014; 100(2): 166. CrossRef

Developing and evaluating health education learning package (HELP) to control soil-transmitted helminth infections among Orang Asli children in Malaysia

Ahmed K Al-Delaimy, Hesham M Al-Mekhlafi, Yvonne AL Lim, Nabil A Nasr, Hany Sady, Wahib M Atroosh, Rohela Mahmud

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Eric C. Strunz, David G. Addiss, Meredith E. Stocks, Stephanie Ogden, Jürg Utzinger, Matthew C. Freeman, Simon Hales

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Clonorchiasis among the Populations Served by Primary Healthcare Posts along Five Major Rivers in South Korea

Kyung Ja June, Shin Hyeong Cho, Won Ja Lee, Chunmi Kim, Kyung-Soon Park

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives.2013; 4(1): 21. CrossRef

Human Taeniasis in the Republic of Korea: Hidden or Gone?

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2013; 51(1): 9. CrossRef

Towards an effective control programme of soil-transmitted helminth infections among Orang Asli in rural Malaysia. Part 2: Knowledge, attitude, and practices

Nabil A Nasr, Hesham M Al-Mekhlafi, Abdulhamid Ahmed, Muhammad Aidil Roslan, Awang Bulgiba

A Survey of Intestinal Parasite Infection during a 10-Year Period (2003-2012)

Young-Eun Kim, Hee Jae Huh, Yu-Yean Hwang, Nam Yong Lee

Annals of Clinical Microbiology.2013; 16(3): 134. CrossRef

Helminth–host immunological interactions: prevention and control of immune‐mediated diseases

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.2012; 1247(1): 83. CrossRef

The global limits and population at risk of soil-transmitted helminth infections in 2010

The role of nutrition in integrated programs to control neglected tropical diseases

Andrew Hall, Yaobi Zhang, Chad MacArthur, Shawn Baker

Soil-Transmitted Helminth Reinfection after Drug Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tie-Wu Jia, Sara Melville, Jürg Utzinger, Charles H. King, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Philip J. Cooper

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2012; 6(5): e1621. CrossRef

The burden of moderate-to-heavy soil-transmitted helminth infections among rural malaysian aborigines: an urgent need for an integrated control programme

Abdulhamid Ahmed, Hesham M Al-Mekhlafi, Seow Huey Choy, Init Ithoi, Abdulelah H Al-Adhroey, Awatif M Abdulsalam, Johari Surin

Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among Plantation Sector Schoolchildren in Sri Lanka: Prevalence after Ten Years of Preventive Chemotherapy

Kithsiri Gunawardena, Balachandran Kumarendran, Roshini Ebenezer, Muditha Sanjeewa Gunasingha, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Nilanthi de Silva, Rachel Lisa Pullan

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2011; 5(9): e1341. CrossRef

A Case of Severe Anemia byNecator americanusInfection in Korea

Hee Jae Hyun, Eun-Min Kim, So Yeon Park, Jun-Oh Jung, Jong-Yil Chai, Sung-Tae Hong

Journal of Korean Medical Science.2010; 25(12): 1802. CrossRef

Changing Patterns of Human Parasitic Infection in Korea

Hanyang Medical Reviews.2010; 30(3): 149. CrossRef

Seroprevalence of Tissue Invading Parasitic Infections Diagnosed by ELISA in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science.2010; 25(9): 1272. CrossRef

Prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis Infections Along the Five Major Rivers in Republic of Korea, 2007

Hyun-Kyung Kim, Hyeng-Il Cheun, Byung-Suk Cheun, Ki-Yeon Lee, Tong-Soo Kim, Sang-Eun Lee, Won-ja Lee, Shin-Hyeong Cho

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives.2010; 1(1): 43. CrossRef

The global war against intestinal parasites—should we use a holistic approach?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases.2010; 14(9): e732. CrossRef

Rapid appraisal of human intestinal helminth infections among schoolchildren in Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan

Peter Steinmann, Jumagul Usubalieva, Cholpon Imanalieva, Gulnara Minbaeva, Kayte Stefiuk, Aurelie Jeandron, Jürg Utzinger

Reductions in the Prevalence and Incidence of Geohelminth Infections following a City-wide Sanitation Program in a Brazilian Urban Centre

Luciene Maura Mascarini-Serra, Carlos A. Telles, Matildes S. Prado, Sheila Alvim Mattos, Agostino Strina, Neuza M. Alcantara-Neves, Mauricio L. Barreto, Paul J. Brindley

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2010; 4(2): e588. CrossRef

Fish-borne Zoonotic Trematode Metacercariae in the Republic of Korea

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(Suppl): S103. CrossRef

Familial aggregation of human helminth infection in the Poyang lake area of China with a focus on genetic susceptibility to schistosomiasis japonica and associated markers of disease

Advances in the pathogenesis and treatment of IBD

Trichuris trichiura Infection Diagnosed by Colonoscopy: Case Reports and Review of Literature

Kyung-Sun Ok, You-Sun Kim, Jung-Hoon Song, Jin-Ho Lee, Soo-Hyung Ryu, Jung-Hwan Lee, Jeong-Seop Moon, Dong-Hee Whang, Hye-Kyung Lee

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(3): 275. CrossRef

A Nationwide Survey on the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in the Republic of Korea, 2004

Tong-Soo Kim, Shin-Hyeong Cho, Sun Huh, Yoon Kong, Woon-Mok Sohn, Seung-Sik Hwang, Jong-Yil Chai, Soon-Hyung Lee, Yun-Kyu Park, Dae-Kyu Oh, Jong-Koo Lee

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2009; 47(1): 37. CrossRef

Ascaris lumbricoides: A Review of Its Epidemiology and Relationship to Other Infections

Annales Nestlé (English ed.).2008; 66(1): 7. CrossRef

Trends in parasitic diseases in the Republic of Korea

Eun-Hee Shin, Sang-Mee Guk, Hyo-Jin Kim, Soon-Hyung Lee, Jong-Yil Chai

Trends in Parasitology.2008; 24(3): 143. CrossRef

Prevalence of Clonorchiasis in Southern Endemic Areas of Korea in 2006

Shin-Hyeong Cho, Ki-Yeon Lee, Byung-Chul Lee, Pyo-Yun Cho, Hyeong-Il Cheun, Sung-Tae Hong, Woon-Mok Sohn, Tong-Soo Kim

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2008; 46(3): 133. CrossRef

Emergence of inflammatory bowel disease ‘beyond the West’: do prosperity and improved hygiene have a role?

H.J. de Silva, N.R. de Silva, A.P. de Silva, D.P. Jewell

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.2008; 102(9): 857. CrossRef

A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: Is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit Ready?

Peter J. Hotez, David H. Molyneux, Alan Fenwick, Lorenzo Savioli, Tsutomu Takeuchi

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2008; 2(3): e220. CrossRef

Journal of the Korean Medical Association.2007; 50(11): 937. CrossRef

Tissue parasitic helminthiases are prevalent at Cheongjin, North Korea

Chenghua Shen, Shunyu Li, Shanzi Zheng, Min-Ho Choi, Young Mee Bae, Sung-Tae Hong

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2007; 45(2): 139. CrossRef

Collection of Clonorchis sinensis adult worms from infected humans after praziquantel treatment

Chenghua Shen, Jae-hwan Kim, Jeong-Keun Lee, Young Mee Bae, Min-Ho Choi, Jin-Kyoung Oh, Min Kyung Lim, Hai-Rim Shin, Sung-Tae Hong

The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2007; 45(2): 149. CrossRef