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Animal Science and Veterinary
Korea
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
37
Citations
4790
World Ranking
1523
National Ranking
11

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  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Keeseon S. Eom is affiliated with Chungbuk National University in South Korea and has a research profile centered on parasitology, environmental science, immunology, and microbiology. Their work spans multiple disciplines with a focus on parasite biology, host interactions, and related infectious diseases affecting both humans and animals.

The scientist's publications demonstrate a concentration on parasitic infections, diagnostics, and control measures. Notable recent papers include:

  • Taenia asiatica: Historical overview of taeniasis and cysticercosis with molecular characterization, 2020, Advances in Parasitology/Advances in parasitology
  • Integration of health education intervention to improve the compliance to mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminths infection in Bangladesh: An implementation research, 2020, Parasite Epidemiology and Control
  • Insights to helminth infections in food and companion animals in Bangladesh: Occurrence and risk profiling, 2022, Parasite Epidemiology and Control
  • Insight into One Health Approach: Endoparasite Infections in Captive Wildlife in Bangladesh, 2021, Pathogens
  • Insights into geohelminth contamination in Bangladesh: feasibility of a modified diagnostic method and prevalence study, 2021, International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Their research topics highlight the interplay between parasites and their hosts as well as aspects of public health. Key topics covered in their work include:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Helminth infection and control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Keeseon S. Eom frequently collaborates with several researchers, indicating a network of interdisciplinary expertise. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Seongjun Choe
  • Hansol Park
  • Dongmin Lee
  • Tilak Chandra Nath
  • Mohammed Mebarek Bia

Their publication record spans a range of scientific journals and venues specialized in parasitology and infectious diseases. Their most common publication venues are:

  • Korean Journal of Parasitology
  • Journal of Parasitology Research
  • Parasite Epidemiology and Control
  • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Pathogens

The scientist's fields of study predominantly include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Medicine

Subfields actively explored in their research encompass parasitology, ecology, pathology and forensic medicine, and related areas dealing with animal health and pediatric concerns.

Best Publications

  • Morphologic descriptions of Taenia asiatica sp. n.

    Keeseon S. Eom;Han-Jong Rim

  • Prevalence of intestinal parasite infections on a national scale among primary schoolchildren in Laos

    Han Jong Rim;Jong Yil Chai;Duk Young Min;Seung Yull Cho

  • A phylogenetic hypothesis for species of the genus Taenia (Eucestoda : Taeniidae).

    Eric P. Hoberg;Arlene Jones;Robert L. Rausch;Keeseon S. Eom

  • A common origin of complex life cycles in parasitic flatworms: evidence from the complete mitochondrial genome of Microcotyle sebastis (Monogenea: Platyhelminthes)

    Joong Ki Park;Kyu Heon Kim;Seokha Kang;Won Kim

  • Mixed infections with Opisthorchis viverrini and intestinal flukes in residents of Vientiane Municipality and Saravane Province in Laos.

    J.-Y. Chai;J.-H. Park;E.-T. Han;S.-M. Guk

  • Monophyly of clade III nematodes is not supported by phylogenetic analysis of complete mitochondrial genome sequences.

    Joong Ki Park;Tahera Sultana;Sang Hwa Lee;Seokha Kang

  • IDENTIFICATION OF TAENIA ASIATICA IN CHINA: MOLECULAR, MORPHOLOGICAL, AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A LUZHAI ISOLATE

    Keeseon S. Eom;Hyung-Kyu Jeon;Yoon Kong;Ui Wook Hwang

  • Hepatic capillariasis: first case report in the Republic of Korea.

    Gheeyoung Choe;Hyun Soon Lee;Jeong Kee Seo;Jong-Yil Chai

  • Differential diagnosis of Taenia asiatica using multiplex PCR

    Hyeong-Kyu Jeon;Jong-Yil Chai;Yoon Kong;Jitra Waikagul

  • Complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Taenia saginata: comparison with T. solium and T. asiatica.

    Hyeong-Kyu Jeon;Kyu-Heon Kim;Keeseon S. Eom

  • The complete mitochondrial genome of Anisakis simplex (Ascaridida: Nematoda) and phylogenetic implications.

    Kyu Heon Kim;Keeseon S. Eom;Joong Ki Park

  • Fishborne Trematode Metacercariae Detected in Freshwater Fish from Vientiane Municipality and Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR

    Han Jong Rim;Woon Mok Sohn;Tai Soon Yong;Keeseon S. Eom

  • High prevalence of liver and intestinal fluke infections among residents of Savannakhet Province in Laos

    Jong Yil Chai;Eun Taek Han;Sang Mee Guk;Eun Hee Shin

  • Geographical Distribution of Taenia asiatica and Related Species

    Keeseon S Eom;Hyeong Kyu Jeon;Han Jong Rim

  • High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui, Phaneropsolus molenkampi, and other helminth infections among people in Khammouane province, Lao PDR.

    Jong Yil Chai;Eun Taek Han;Eun Hee Shin;Woon Mok Sohn

  • Echinostoma revolutum infection in children, Pursat Province, Cambodia.

    Woon Mok Sohn;Jong Yil Chai;Tai Soon Yong;Keeseon S. Eom

  • The mitochondrial genome sequence of Enterobius vermicularis (Nematoda: Oxyurida)--an idiosyncratic gene order and phylogenetic information for chromadorean nematodes.

    Seokha Kang;Tahera Sultana;Keeseon S. Eom;Yung Chul Park

  • Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of nuclear rDNA sequences among three opisthorchid liver fluke species (Opisthorchiidae: Trematoda)

    Seokha Kang;Tahera Sultana;Valery B. Loktev;Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin

  • Complete sequence and structure of the mitochondrial genome of the human tapeworm, Taenia asiatica (Platyhelminthes; Cestoda).

    H. K. Jeon;K. H. Lee;K. H. Kim;U. W. Hwang

  • Fishborne Trematode Metacercariae in Freshwater Fish from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

    Woon-Mok Sohn;Keeseon S. Eom;Duk-Young Min;Han-Jong Rim

  • What is Asian Taenia

    Keeseon S. Eom

  • Prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini infection in humans and fish in Kratie Province, Cambodia

    Woon Mok Sohn;Tai Soon Yong;Keeseon S. Eom;Kyoung Ho Pyo

Frequent Co-Authors

Jong-Yil Chai
Jong-Yil Chai Seoul National University
Tai-Soon Yong
Tai-Soon Yong Yonsei University
Han Jong Rim
Han Jong Rim Korea University
Duong Socheat
Duong Socheat Ministry of Health
Akira Ito
Akira Ito Asahikawa Medical University
Steven A. Nadler
Steven A. Nadler University of California, Davis
Antonio Marcilla
Antonio Marcilla University of Alicante
Insug Kang
Insug Kang Kyung Hee University
Scott Lyell Gardner
Scott Lyell Gardner University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Eric P. Hoberg
Eric P. Hoberg United States Department of Agriculture

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