Body of young boy found near border island believed to be North Korean

The body of a young boy found last month in waters near the inter-Korean border likely drifted from North Korea, the Incheon Coast Guard said Monday. Authorities cited signs of a parasitic infection now rare in South Korea and the absence of a match in the country’s missing-person records. Forensic testing found traces of ascariasis in the child’s small intestine. The infection is caused by intestinal roundworms and, while common in many parts of the world, is rarely detected in South Korea. The