Intestinal parasitic infections of Korean Army soldiers in Whachon-gun, Korea

Korean J Parasitol. 1993 Sep;31(3):293-4. doi: 10.3347/kjp.1993.31.3.293.

Abstract

We examined stools of 113 soldiers of Korean Army in Whachon-gun, Korea in 1992. The eggs of Clonorchis sinensis (7/113) and Metagonimus sp. (3/113), and cysts of Giardia lamblia (4/113) were detected. No eggs of soil-transmitted helminths were found. Most of the Clonorchis-infected soldiers (6/7) were recruited from Kyongsangnam-do.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology*
  • Korea / epidemiology
  • Military Personnel*
  • Parasite Egg Count