Assessing trends in clonorchiasis incidence via prescription data analysis in South Korea.

ABSTRACT: While most parasitic diseases are being eradicated, clonorchiasis remains endemic and continues to pose a significant public health burden in South Korea. The prevalence has been monitored through nationwide or endemic area surveys and sentinel surveillance systems, but surveys based on stool examinations are resource-intensive and unable to determine incidence rates and trends unless conducted nationwide. Indeed, the nation-wide surveys have not been conducted since 2012 and endemic area surveys and sentinel surveillance systems also have limitations. We estimated the number of annual nationwide clonorchiasis cases by utilizing the National Health Insurance Service drug prescription information dataset for 2002-2023 and disease-specific prescription pattern. We then assessed trends in the

SUBMITTER: Lee T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369146 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature