Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:49-67. Practical guide for the diagnosis of helminth ova in stools
Table 1. Results of stool examinations with the formalin-ether sedimentation technique in FBH endemic riverside areas of Korea [12,13]
Survey year No. of resident examined No. (%) of resident infected by the helminth sp.*
Cs Het Tt Gs Etc.
2011 27,395 3,049 (11.1) 753 (2.7) 107 (0.4) 4 (0.01) 4 (0.01)
2012 23,233 1,867 (8.0) 329 (1.4) 49 (0.2) 29 (0.12) 4 (0.02)
2013 38,789 2,950 (7.6) 622 (1.6) 69 (0.2) 42 (0.11) 9 (0.02)
2014 41,139 2,029 (4.9) 555 (1.3) 86 (0.2) 6 (0.01) 6 (0.01)
2015 42,024 1,778 (4.2) 334 (0.8) 69 (0.2) 6 (0.01) 7 (0.02)
2016 34,943 1,419 (4.1) 358 (1.0) 44 (0.1) 18 (0.05) 1 (0.003)
2017 38,648 1,524 (3.9) 319 (0.8) 52 (0.1) 28 (0.07) 3 (0.01)
2018 32,792 1,351 (4.1) 677 (2.1) 63 (0.2) 22 (0.07) 6 (0.02)
2019 30,415 944 (3.1) 505 (1.7) 58 (0.2) 21 (0.07)
2020 25,642 974 (3.8) 440 (1.7) 54 (0.2) 33 (0.13) 1 (0.004)
2021 24,349 697 (3.3) 340 (1.6) 64 (0.3) 12 (0.05) 4 (0.01)
2022 28,902 950 (3.3) 506 (1.8) 43 (0.2) 26 (0.10) 2 (0.01)
2023 25,214 463 (1.8) 391 (1.6) 33 (0.1) 11 (0.04) 4 (0.02)
Total 413,485 19,995 (4.8) 6,129 (1.5) 791 (0.2) 258 (0.06) 51 (0.01)
*Abbreviations: Cs: Clonorchis sinensis; Het: Heterophyid flukes including Metagonimus spp.; Tt: Trichuris trichiura; Gs: Gymnophalloides seoi.