Review of Zoonotic Parasites in Medical and Veterinary Fields in the Republic of Korea

Abstract

Zoonotic parasites are separated into 4 categories, such as direct-zoonotic, meta-zoonotic, cyclo-zoonotic, and sapro-zoonotic parasites. Direct zoonotic parasites infect humans directly from animals, such as, PREVALENCE OF ZOONOTIC PARASITES IN KOREAMajor zoonotic protozoa There are about 65,000 species of protozoan parasites in the world. Unicellular organisms, almost all protozoa, live by holozoic nutrition. Protozoa are divided into 5 phyla, Sarcomastigophora, Apicomplexa, Microspora, Myxozoa, and Ciliophora. Sarcomastigophora have flagella or pseudopodia for locomotive organs, reproduce by binary fission, and include Trichomonas spp., Giardia spp., and amoeba. Apicomplexa do not have special locomotive organs and reproduce by multiple fission and Review of Zoonotic Parasites in Medical and Veterinary Fields in the Republic of KoreaKorean J Parasitol. Vol. 47, Supplement: S133-S141, October 2009 DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2009 Abstract: Zoonotic parasites are animal parasites that can infect humans. The major zoonotic protozoa in the Republic of

Thelazia Callipaeda and Eye Infections

“…In thelaziosis-endemic area there is a risk of this parasitosis in humans (10,17,18). Therefore, in the European countries in which this zoonosis has been described, also the cases of human infection of T. callipaeda have been reported.…”

Emerging Food-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses: A bird's eye view

“…Of these, E. coli is one of the most commonly reported human protozoa (Chunge et al, 1991;Youn, 2009;Boeke et al, 2010). It has also been recovered dogs, nonhuman primates (Howells et al, 2011), and marsupials (CamposFilho et al, 2008;Youn, 2009).…”

“…Of these, E. coli is one of the most commonly reported human protozoa (Chunge et al, 1991;Youn, 2009;Boeke et al, 2010). It has also been recovered dogs, nonhuman primates (Howells et al, 2011), and marsupials (CamposFilho et al, 2008;Youn, 2009). Previous report suggested that E. polecki to be zoonotic but recent molecular diagnosis suggested that this species is restricted to humans only whereas E. hartmanni is potentially zoonotic and reported in non-human primates (Stensvold et al, 2011).…”

Epilepsy Secondary to Parasitic Zoonoses of the Brain

“…Direct-zoonotic parasites, such as, C. parvum, T. gondii, and P. carinii have been prevalent in endemic areas and places where the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is increasing. (Youn H, 2009). On the other hand, along with social, epidemiological and environmental changes, together with improvements in our ability to diagnose helminth infections, several neglected parasite species are now fast-becoming recognized as important zoonotic diseases of humans, e.g.…”