Serologic survey of toxoplasmosis in Seoul and Jeju-do, and a brief review of its seroprevalence in Korea

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-293

  Lim, Hyemi ^a   Lee, Sang Eun ^b   Jung, Bong Kwang ^a   Kim, Min Ki ^a   Lee, Mi Youn ^a   Nam, Ho Woo ^c   Shin, Jong Gyun ^d   Yun, Cheong Ha ^d   Cho, Han Ik ^d   Shin, Eun Hee ^a,e   Chai, Jong Yil ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Korea Association of Health Promotion   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

B1 gene; Elisa; Igg; Jeju do; Resident; Seoul; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMA GONDII B1 GENE; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRAVEL; TREND STUDY; AGE; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUSE; PARASITOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870778890     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.4.287     Document Type: Article

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