A surge in the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among the residents of islands in Gangwha-gun, Incheon, Korea

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-197

  Yang, Zhaoshou ^a   Cho, Pyo Yun ^b   Ahn, Seong Kyu ^b   Ahn, Hye Jin ^a   Kim, Tong Soo ^b   Chong, Chom Kyu ^c   Hong, Sung Jong ^d   Cha, Seok Ho ^b   Nam, Ho Woo ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ELISA; Gangwha gun; Seroprevalence; Survey; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISLANDS; KOREA; MALE; MICE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 84865398624     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.3.191     Document Type: Article

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