Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
- Volume 32 Issue 4
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- Pages.281-284
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- 1994
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- 2982-5164(pISSN)
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- 1738-0006(eISSN)
Two vivax malaria cases detected in Korea
비무장지대 부근에서 발생한 양성 삼일열 말라리아 환자 2례
- Cho, Seung-Yull (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
- Kong, Yoon (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
- Park, Sill-Moo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
- Lee, Joon-Seung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
- Lim, Young-Ae (Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
- Chae, Seok-Lae (Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
- Kho, Weon-Gyu (Division of Parasitology, National Institute of Health) ;
- Lee, Jong-Soo (Division of Parasitology, National Institute of Health) ;
- Shim, Jae-Chul (Division of Entomology, National Institute of Health) ;
- Shin, Hak-Kyoon (Division of Entomology, National Institute of Health)
- 조승열 (중앙대학교 의과대학 기생충학교실) ;
- 공윤 (중앙대학교 의과대학 기생충학교실) ;
- 박실무 (중앙대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 이준승 (중앙대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
- 임영애 (중앙대학교 의과대학 임상병리학교실) ;
- 채석래 (중앙대학교 의과대학 임상병리학교실) ;
- 고원규 (국립보건연구원 기생충과) ;
- 이종수 (국립보건연구원 기생충과) ;
- 심재철 (국립보건연구원 매개곤충과) ;
- 신학균 (국립보건연구원 매개곤충과)
- Published : 1994.12.01
Abstract
On .lune and .truly 1994, two cases of vivax wl,Blaria were consecutively diagnosed at the Yongsan Hospital, Chung-Ang University in Seoul. The first patient was a soldier sewing in western parts of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) while the second case was a resident of a village near DMZ. Neither patients had history of being abroad. Republic of Korea (ROK) has been free of malaria since the mid-1970s except for imported cases. The two ivfn malaria cases, together with an additional patient detected in 1993, occurred in relatively small areas near DMZ. This necessitated an epidemiologic surveillance. When medical records and blood smears in the areas were examined, no other cases were found. Of 7,723 mosquitoes collected by a black light trap for ho nights in June, 7,066 (91.5%) were Anopheles sinensis. In order to evaluate a significance of the recent malaria occurrence, a surveillance system should be operated in the areas.