Maintained seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among the residents of Jeju Island, Korea

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-311

  Hong, Sung Jong ^a   Chong, Chom Kyu ^b   Lee, Kyutaeg ^c   Kim, Tong Soo ^d   Hong, Yeon Pyo ^a   Ahn, Hye Jin ^f   Kim, Hak Yong ^b   Ko, A Ra ^e   Kim, Yong Joo ^e   Nam, Ho Woo ^f  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Cheju Halla General Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Bioland Ltd   (South Korea)

^f The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ELISA; Jeju island; Resident; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 80855132469     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.3.309     Document Type: Article

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