Successful Control of Lymphatic Filariasis in the Republic of Korea

Cheun, Hyeng-Il; Kong, Yoon; Cho, Dae Won; Lee, Jong Soo; Chai, Jong Yil; Lee, Joo Shil; Lee, Jong Koo; Kim, Tong Soo

doi:10.3347/kjp.2009.47.4.323

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“…Despite the success of GPELF in treating 845 million people by 2010 and interrupting transmission in several countries,45 the programme faces challenges including distribution of sufficient chemotherapeutics in both rural and urban endemic areas, integration into other NTD control programmes and concern for the development of drug resistance 44. In 2008, the Republic of Korea was declared free from LF after a 44-year elimination campaign that included mass administration of DEC, improvement of living standards and the synergistic usage of mosquito nets and insecticides to decrease exposure to infected mosquito species 46. More recently in The Gambia, transmission of W. bancrofti was interrupted in the absence of mass drug administration, through the extensive use of insecticide impregnated nets used for malaria control 47.…”

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Impact of vectorborne parasitic neglected tropical diseases on child health

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Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis are all vectorborne neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that are responsible for significant disease burden in impoverished children and adults worldwide. As vectorborne parasitic diseases, they can all be targeted for elimination through vector control strategies. Examples of successful vector control programmes for these diseases over the past two decades have included the Southern Cone Initiative against Chagas disease, the Kala-azar Control Scheme against leishmaniasis, the Onchocerciasis Control Programme and the lymphatic filariasis control programme in The Gambia. A common vector control component in all of these programmes is the use of adulticides including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and newer synthetic pyrethroid insecticides against the insect vectors of disease. Household spraying has been used against Chagas disease and leishmaniasis, and insecticide-treated bed nets have helped prevent leishmaniasis and lymphatic filariasis. Recent trends in vector control focus on collaborations between programmes and sectors to achieve integrated vector management that addresses the holistic vector control needs of a community rather than approaching it on a disease-by-disease basis, with the goals of increased efficacy, sustainability and cost-effectiveness. As evidence of vector resistance to currently used insecticide regimens emerges, research to develop new and improved insecticides and novel control strategies will be critical in reducing disease burden. In the quest to eliminate these vectorborne NTDs, efforts need to be made to continue existing control programmes, further implement integrated vector control strategies and stimulate research into new insecticides and control methods.

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“…In Korea, B. malayi was endemic countrywide with 3 major foci, including Jeju island. Extensive DEC treatments in 1960s -early 70s successfully reduced the infection and in the mid-1980s, it was considered that filarial transmission had been almost ceased except in groups of islands in the southwestern part of Korean Peninsula 24) .…”

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Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis

Kimura

2015

Juntendo Medical Journal

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The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) inaugurated in 2000 is a unique ʻadventureʼ in a sense that it targets one of the most neglected diseases at a global scale. To accomplish this ambitious program, not only health professionals but community people have been playing an essential role in distributing a huge number of antifilarial drugs. Approximately 500 million people are treated annually worldwide, including numberless ʻneglectedʼ people in remote rural areas. GPELF is said to be one of the most rapidly expanding global health programs in the history of public health. With its cost-effective, systematic mechanism, 60 of 73 endemic countries are conducting national ʻmass drug administrationʼ campaign, and 15 of them are now close to the elimination of filariasis. How can this kind of program be implemented and maintained for more than a decade? What are the achievements and their public health and scientific implications? This review summarizes these topics with emphasis on key researches and field operations which have facilitated this unprecedented program.

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“…Lymphatic filariasis, due to Brugia malayi , has also posed a problem in several endemic areas, including Jeju-do [66]. However, a declaration was made in 2009 that lymphatic filariasis has been eliminated from Korea [66]. Now, we expect the complete disappearance of taeniasis from Korea in the near future.…”

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Human Taeniasis in the Republic of Korea: Hidden or Gone?

Chai

2013

Korean J Parasitol

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History and current status of human taeniasis in the Republic of Korea, due to Taenia solium, Taenia asiatica, and Taenia saginata, are briefly reviewed. Until the 1980s, human taeniasis had been quite common in various localities of Korea. A study from 1924 reported 12.0% egg prevalence in fecal examinations. Thereafter, the prevalence of Taenia spp. ranged from 3% to 14% depending on the time and locality. Jeju-do, where pigs were reared in a conventional way, was the highest endemic area of taeniasis. An analysis of internal transcribed spacer 2 and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 genes of 68 taeniasis cases reported from 1935 to 2005 in Korea by a research group revealed the relative occurrence of the 3 Taenia spp. as follows: T. solium (4.4%), T. asiatica (75.0%), and T. saginata (20.6%). However, national surveys on intestinal helminths conducted every 5 years on randomly selected people revealed that the Taenia egg prevalence dropped from 1.9% in 1971 to 0.02% in 1997 and finally to 0.0% in 2004. With the exception of 3 egg-positive cases reported in 2008 and 2 worm-proven cases in 2011, no more cases have been officially recorded. Based on these surveys and also on other literature, it can be concluded that taeniasis has virtually disappeared from Korea, although a few sporadic cases may remain hidden. Human cysticercosis is also expected to disappear within a couple of decades in Korea.

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Successful Control of Lymphatic Filariasis in the Republic of Korea

Cited by 19 publications

References 25 publications

Impact of vectorborne parasitic neglected tropical diseases on child health

Impact of vectorborne parasitic neglected tropical diseases on child health

Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis

Human Taeniasis in the Republic of Korea: Hidden or Gone?

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