Received September 14, 2009; Revised October 13, 2009; Accepted October 13, 2009.
Abstract
Zoonotic parasites are animal parasites that can infect humans. The major zoonotic protozoa in the Republic of Korea are Babesia bovis,Chilomastix mesnili,Cryptosporidium parvum,Endolimax nana,Entamoeba coli,Entamoeba hitolytica,Giardia lamblia,Iodamoeba bütschlii,Pneumocystis carinii,Sarcocystis cruzi, and Toxoplasma gondii. The major zoonotic helminths in Korea include trematodes, cestodes, and nematodes. Trematodes are Clonorchis sinensis,Echinostoma hortense,Echinostoma spp., Fasciola hepatica,Heterophyes nocens,Metagonimus yokogawai, and Paragonimus westermani. Cestodes are Diphyllobothrium latum,Dipylidium caninum,Echinococcus granulosus,Hymenolepis nana,Raillietina tetragona, sparganum (Spirometra spp.), Taenia saginata,T. solium, and T. asiatica. Nematodes are Ancylostoma caninum,Brugia malayi,Capillaria hepatica,Dirofilaria immitis,Gnathostoma dololesi,Gnathostoma spinigerum,Loa loa,Onchocerca gibsoni,Strongyloides stercoralis,Thelazia callipaeda,Trichinella spiralis,Trichostrongylus orientalis,Trichuris trichiura, and Trichuris vulpis. The one arthropod is Sarcoptes scabiei. Many of these parasites have disappeared or were in decline after the 1990's. Since the late 1990's, the important zoonotic protozoa have been C. parvum,E. nana,E. coli,E. hitolytica,G. lamblia,I. buetschlii,P. carinii and T. gondii. The important zoonotic helminths have been C. sinensis,H. nocens,M. yokogawai,P. westermani,D. latum,T. asiatica, sparganum, B. malayi,T. orientalis,T. callipaeda and T. spiralis. However, outbreaks of these parasites are only in a few endemic areas. The outbreaks of Enterobius vermicularis and head lice, human parasites, have recently increased in the kindergartens and primary schools in the Republic of Korea.
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