Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회)
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A Survey of Epidemic Diseases in Horses Imported into South Korea between 2003 and 2008

2003년부터 2008년까지 한국에 수입된 말에서 전염성 질병의 실태조사

  • Lee, Sang-Kyu (Korea Racing Authority) ;
  • Han, Jae-Ik (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Yun, Seon-Jong (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service) ;
  • Kang, Hyun-Gu (Veterinary Medical Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
  • Accepted : 2010.04.17
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

South Korea is susceptible to foreign diseases due to its high rate of livestock importation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the infectious conditions of contagious disease of horses imported into South Korea from other countries. The horses were tested for contagious equine metritis (CEM), equine infectious anemia (EIA), equine piroplasmosis (EP), equine viral arteritis (EVA), vesicular stomatitis (VS), dourine, and glanders. The prevalence of these infectious diseases in 6,650 horses imported from 24 countries between 2003 and 2008 was reviewed by the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service. Seropositive results were found for EIA, EP, EVA, dourine and glanders: 3/6,189 serum samples tested were EIA-positive, 37/6,005 samples tested by complement fixation (CF) were EP-positive, 28/6,043 samples tested by virus neutralization (VN) were EVA-positive, 4/2,071 serum samples tested by CF were positive for dourine, and 4/1,950 samples tested by CF were positive for glanders. No contagious equine metritis or vesicular stomatitis was detected. In total, 76/6,650 imported horses tested positive for an infectious disease. Notably, 4/6 sera (66.6%), all taken from horses imported from Tanzania, were positive for glanders. This is the first report of glanders infection in horses from Tanzania since 1996.

한국은 가축의 수입이 많아 외래성 질병에 항상 노출되어 있다. 이에 본 연구의 목적은 2003년부터 2008년까지 외국에서 한국으로 수입된 말의 전염성 질환의 발생실태를 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 2003년부터 2008년까지 수입된 6,650두의 말을 대상으로 가축전염병예방법에 등재되어 있는 주요 전염병 7개 항목(말전염성빈혈, 말파이로플라스마병, 말전염성동맥염, 비저, 구역, 전염성자궁염, 수포성구내염)을 검사하였다. 말전염성빈혈은 수입된 말 6,189두 중 3두에서 양성을 나타내었으며, 말파이로플라스마병은 6,005두 중 37두, 말전염성동맥염은 6,043두 중 28두, 구역은 2,071두 중 4두, 비저는 1,950두 중 4두가 양성을 나타내었다. 말전염성자궁염과 수포성구내염은 모든 말에서 검출되지 않았다. 전체적으로 수입된 말 6,650두 중 76두가 전염성 질환에 대해 양성을 나타내었다. 특히 탄자니아에서 수입 된 말의 66.6%가 비저에 양성을 나타내었다는 것은 주목할만한 결과이며, 이것은 1996년 이래 최초로 검출되었다.

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