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The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced that it will hold the ‘Intestinal Parasite Disease Survey Project Evaluation Conference’ on December 11 and 12. During the conference, KDCA will share the results of the 2025 intestinal parasite disease survey with local governments and experts, and discuss strategies for maintaining achievements. The evaluation conference will feature a sharing of project achievements, expert lectures, and awards to outstanding institutions and individuals.
The 2025 intestinal parasite disease survey project was conducted under the direction of the KDCA, with cooperation from regional health centers and the Korea Association of Health Promotion. The survey targeted 25,834 residents from 39 cities, counties, and districts in the regions around Korea’s five major rivers. This year’s survey showed a reduction in the intestinal parasite positivity rate to 4.4%, down from 4.5% in the previous year. Additionally, the liver fluke positivity rate decreased to 2.1%, down from 2.3% last year.
The liver fluke positivity rate in high-prevalence areas around the Nakdong River and Seomjin River specifically decreased to 3.9%, from 4.9% the previous year. This confirms the success of KDCA’s focused management strategy in these regions. Since 2005, KDCA has carried out intestinal parasite disease survey projects annually in cooperation with local governments, reducing the liver fluke positivity rate in high-prevalence areas from nearly 10% to below 3%.
KDCA Director Lim Seung-gwan stated, ‘The significant decrease in infection rates in high-prevalence areas like the Nakdong and Seomjin Rivers demonstrates the effectiveness of our focused management strategies in the field.’ He emphasized KDCA’s commitment to swiftly identifying and addressing infection sources in high-risk areas, supporting early treatment, and strengthening preventive education to expedite the eradication of intestinal parasites.